The Dosrius Castle is a
castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
situated atop a hill, some 246 m above sea level, to the north of
Dosrius
Dosrius is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Maresme in
Catalonia, Spain, located in the interior of the comarca on the border with the Eastern Valleys, and is at the head of the Argentona Riera. The original name, first recorded in 963, is "D ...
, in
Maresme
Maresme () is a ''comarca'' (county) located along the Catalan Mediterranean coast in Spain, between the ''comarques'' of Barcelonès (at the Southwest) and Selva (at the Northeast), and also bordering with Vallès Oriental (at the west).
It ...
. Now only ruins, it was first documented in 1114, and is a contemporary of other castles in the area, notably
Burriac Castle. Until the beginning of the 15th century it belonged to the Priory of
Saint Peter of Casseres.
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Castles in Catalonia