Encinas Castle, locally known as Castillo de Encinas, lies in the village of Encinas de Esgueva, in the province of Valladolid in Spain. Encinas Castle is situated in a small depression in the village so its use was, probably, more residential than military. It is dated back to the 14th century also because its keep doesn't stand out. The castle consists of a small and square enclosure, with two square towers in two of its corners. One of these served as the keep. In the other two corners the crenelated walls are raised to the same height as the two towers thus giving the false impression that the castle had four towers. There is a small stone ditch at the feet of the walls, which is provided with a low defensive wall. In medieval times the castle gate could be reached via a drawbridge over the small ditch. At present this drawbridge is replaced by a concrete ramp. In the 1950's the ruined castle was acquired by the Ministry of Agriculture. They restored it and turned it into a cereal silo. During these restorations however they blinded original windows and totally destroyed its medieval interior. This is a nice-looking castle on the outside. Due to its present use as a cereal silo, its interior can't be visited. But there's nothing to be seen inside but a dusty industrial concrete interior as I saw when a farmer with his tractor (hence the concrete ramp) drove into the gate. It is located only a couple of kilometers east from Villafuerte Castle. http://www.castles.nl

El castillo de Encinas de Esgueva se sitúa en la localidad de Encinas de Esgueva, provincia de Valladolid, Castilla y León, España. Ubicación Se sitúa en la línea defensiva del Esgueva y tenía como misión proteger la entrada al valle. Se encuentra cerca del Embalse de Encinas de Esgueva. Historia Originalmente perteneció a la Merindad del Cerrato. Se inició su construcción en el siglo XIV, habiendo sido señores del castillo Alfonso Díez y Gonzalo Gutiérrez. El escudo de sus muros es el de los Aguilar. En 1850 estaba habitado y era propiedad del Marqués de Lorca. Alrededor de 1950, su propietario, Cándido Moyano, lo vendió al Ministerio de Agricultura, cuyo Servicio Nacional del Trigo lo empleó como almacén de cereal hasta la década de 1970. Actualidad Se encuentra totalmente restaurado y vacío por dentro, ya que fue silo de cereales en el pasado. En 1994 fue cedido al Ayuntamiento de Encinas.

Es de acceso libre. Es de acceso libre. turismo@dipvalladolid.es No es visitable en su interior, solo el exterior pero merece la pena por lo bien conservado que está

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