Hornillos de Cerrato Castle lies, in the village by the same name, in the province of Palencia in Spain. The ruin of Hornillos de Cerrato Castle are situated on a hill that dominates the village. The castle is constructed of white ashlar masonry. Only half of the original, square castle remains, the other half has completely gone. The present ruins consist of two round towers, the complete eastern curtain wall between them and parts of two other curtain walls. The castle dates back to the 16th century although is was built on the site of a previous castle. There are several large windows and loopholes in the remaining walls. In the north wall there is a, half buried, arched doorway. The castle had 3 floors and the towers had four. And in the holes in the walls there are still remnants of the wooden beams that supported these floors. The castle was surrounded by a low defensive wall which has completely vanished. It is possible that there also was a moat. In the 11th century the Hornillos de Cerrato family had family links with Don Nuño de Vizcaya and in the 15th century with the Enríquez family. In 1541, the castles of Cordovilla el Real, Palenzuela and Hornillos de Cerrato, then controlled by Don Fadrique Enríquez, Admiral of Castile and Don Juan de Tovar, Lord of Astudillo, revolted against King Juan 2 and his favorite Don Alvaro de Luna. Protected in their castles, the rebels committed cruel acts in the surrounding area and occupied the fortress of Baltanás and other towns in the Cerrato area. The last Lord of Hornillos de Cerrato was the Marquess of San Vicente in the middle of the 18th century but at that time the castle was already ruined. Hornillos de Cerrato Castle is now a romantic ruin inhabited by crows. It has some nice architectural details. And the rubble hill in the central part of the castle contains lots of archeological finds; I could see several medieval pottery shards and glass fragments just lying around. The site is freely accessible. http://www.castles.nl

El castillo de los Enríquez es una fortaleza situada en la localidad española de Hornillos de Cerrato, en la provincia de Palencia. Fue levantada en el siglo XVI sobre una construcción anterior. En la actualidad se encuentra en estado ruinoso y bajo la protección de la Declaración genérica del Decreto de 22 de abril de 1949 y la Ley 16/1985 sobre el Patrimonio Histórico Español. Historia A comienzos del siglo XVI el castillo era propiedad de Bernardino Pérez de Sarmiento, conde de Ribadavia. En 1503 el rey le pidió explicaciones acerca de las exacciones del alcaide con los pobladores de Hornillos de Cerrato, a los cuales forzaba a realizar guardias en la fortaleza. En 1530 el castillo pasa, junto con el señorío del pueblo, a manos de Francisco de Cobos, secretario del rey Carlos I. Siete años después, a Pedro Fernández Portillo; a mediados de siglo a José de Guevara; en 1591 a Pedro Fernández de Villarroel, y ya a mediados del siglo XVIII al marqués de San Vicente. Descripción Se trató de un castillo de tres pisos y planta cuadrada con fuertes cubos en las esquinas. En la del sudeste existe tallado un escudo heráldico con forma de aspa, y en el exterior posee una imposta que arranca desde el primer piso, grandes ventanas, troneras de buzón y un remate de almenas. Todo ello le da la característica de fortaleza artillera. Su estado es ruinoso, por lo menos desde el siglo XVIII; solo se conservan el frente este y una puerta prácticamente enterrada con arco de medio punto en el muro norte.​ En cuanto a la zona central de la fortaleza, se halla repleta de escombros.

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