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Masseria Spiggiano e Torre Colombaia (en)
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Masseria Spiggiano e Torre Colombaia (en)


The Masseria Spiggiano, privately owned, is an ancient fortified structure completely fenced and inaccessible. In the immediate vicinity of the farm is the beautiful dovecote tower of the 16th century, belonging to the same farm. The tower, which is currently in poor condition, is situated at the foot of the Serra di Pozzomauro, has a circular form and consists of a cylindrical body in tuff erected on the bedrock. It is accessible by a rather low door and is surmounted by a notched frame with arched openings, probably used as 'appollatoi' for pigeons. At the base of the tower is a hidden underground room whose vault seems to have collapsed. What remained of the hypogeum was perhaps remodeled during the era of superior construction because there is a staircase that plunges down, leading into a room full of small cells. Probably this hypogeum was a separate environment from the dovecote tower. In fact, the tower, located in the ancient farmhouse of Spiggiano, insists on a site of Roman period and also present in the same area are ruts, ancient caves and rock-cut tombs.
Spiggiano, Presicce

bibliography sources:
A. Costantini, Guida alle Masserie del Salento, Galatina 1999. G. Rossi, Le colombaie del Salento meridionale. Rilievi e documenti, Roma 2012.

historical information:
In the countryside of Presicce, through an agricultural landscape characterized by stone walls, pajare, liame, furnieddhi, ancient roads with ruts imprinted on bedrock, from the Mediterranean shrubbery and olive trees, meets the Masseria Spiggiano, ancient fortified structure. Pertaining to the farm is a dovecote of 1500 in apparent danger of collapse.
Info
property:
Private
accessibility:
La masseria è inaccessibile e recintata. L'area della Torre Colombaia è accessibile
conservation:
The farm has been recently renovated . The pigeon tower is in poor condition
period of construction:
1500
historical information:
In the countryside of Presicce, through an agricultural landscape characterized by stone walls, pajare, liame, furnieddhi, ancient roads with ruts imprinted on bedrock, from the Mediterranean shrubbery and olive trees, meets the Masseria Spiggiano, ancient fortified structure. Pertaining to the farm is a dovecote of 1500 in apparent danger of collapse.
bibliography sources:
A. Costantini, Guida alle Masserie del Salento, Galatina 1999. G. Rossi, Le colombaie del Salento meridionale. Rilievi e documenti, Roma 2012.
num gps:
171
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1016 m
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