Castle
Torres de Mens
🇪🇸 Spain · 15th century
The Torres de Mens are a castle built in the 15th century by Lope Sánchez de Moscoso, after the Irmandiño revolts, on an earlier fortress which in turn stood on an ancient hillfort. They are located in the hamlet of Mens, in the municipality of Malpica de Bergantiños (Galicia, Spain).
The building has the generic protection of Spanish castles, and since 1994 it has been registered as an Asset of Cultural Interest with the category of Monument.
In 1993 it received the award given by Europa Nostra to monuments saved from ruin.
Machine-translated from “Torres de Mens” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torres de Mens ranks #6,108 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #373 of the 500 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1450, it is older than 47% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 410 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Torres de Mens?
Torres de Mens stands in Spain, at 43.29727°, -8.86464°.
When was Torres de Mens built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1450. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Torres de Mens?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,108 of 7,044 worldwide, and #373 in Spain. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Torres de Mens?
Tower of A Penela, about 12 km away.
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