Restoration of two rammed earth walls at Sagunto's Castle (Valencia, Spain)

Abstract

In 2010 a phase of restoration works at the Castle of Sagunto began. It was promoted by the Institute of Cultural Heritage of Spain. The action required the assessment of the varying degrees of conservation of the rammed earth construction in two of the walls. Following the intervention criteria, one of the walls needed to recover the closing function of the Castle. The complete or partial demolition of the wall would have represented a significant loss in the complete understanding of the building and even the defense elements as battlements and loopholes. The second wall contained information about the medieval Islamic plan. Regarding the intervention of technical implementation, it was taken into consideration the dimensions that were possible to identify. The work included earth, mortar and lime concrete as characteristic elements.