Newly uncovered defensive fortifications could rewrite history of Northern Defences

Illustration by Nathan Dellipiani

23rd May 2025

Until now, the Puerta de Granada, the remains of which are situated at the entrance to the Northern Defences immediately below the Moorish Castle, was widely regarded as the medieval entrance to the keep and the town beyond. But newly discovered military structures inside the Northen Defences, which appear to predate the British period, could...