Castillo del Berrueco, Medieval fortress in Torredelcampo, Spain.

Castillo del Berrueco is a medieval fortress built on a rocky hilltop with two distinct defensive enclosures. The structure contains three towers - one square and two circular ones - positioned to defend the elevated terrain.

The castle was built by Muslims around the 12th century and remodelled after the Castilian conquest. In 1465 it was taken by Pedro Girón, master of the Order of Calatrava, and later passed to the Crown, serving as an outpost of Jaén against Arjona. The 16th century brought decline, and the hamlet beside it became a farmstead, inhabited until the mid-20th century.

The fortress served as a control point in a network of defensive structures that monitored routes between nearby towns and settlements. Visitors can still observe how its strategic position would have regulated movement and trade in the region.

The ruins are located between Torredelcampo and Fuerte del Rey and can be visited throughout the year. The hilltop location offers visitors good views of the surrounding landscape.

The north wall keeps the remains of machicolations, parapets projecting on corbels to protect the weakest points of the enclosure. The outer wall is well preserved, but the rock it rests on is crumbling in places and needs urgent consolidation.