Spain · 12th century
Castle of Ucero ranks #6,960 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #347 of the 606 mapped in Spain. Founded 1157, it is older than 79% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 763 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
The Castle of Ucero is a medieval defensive construction located in Ucero, in the province of Soria (Castile and León, Spain). The castle is the property of the Bishops of Osma.
The place dominated by the castle has been inhabited since Prehistory. The castle is built on the site of an ancient Celtiberian castro.
The place is firstly mentioned in 1157 when Alfonso VII located the village of Sotos the Suso between Uxama and Ucero and there are database that indicate that the castle already existed in the 13th century. It is estimated that the important hermit of San Juan de Otero, nowadays destroyed, was ubicated near San Bartolomé, which was a Templarian chapel.
Text adapted from “Castle of Ucero” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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