2015-06-22 19:08:50
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