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Presidio sorgente di Grottoli

ASCIANO

Along the ancient road that connected Asciano to Trequanda and San Giovanni d'Asso, in the stretch known as Grottoli, there is an agricultural farmhouse located right above a spring that feeds a watering source.

From a stratigraphic examination of the building, it is immediately evident that in the past the original structure consisted only of a tower-house with a walled courtyard, an architecture that can be placed in the thirteenth century.

It is assumed that this structure had the function of guarding the underlying source, but also of a sighting and signaling point, in connection with other structures in the area.

 

Asciano and the powerful Sienese families: Historical traces of their presence scattered throughout the territory

To access the map of the defensive sighting network, of which San Francesco was an important node, click here.

Along the ancient road that connected Asciano to Trequanda and San Giovanni d'Asso, in the stretch known as Grottoli, there is an agricultural farmhouse located right above a spring that feeds a watering source.

From a stratigraphic examination of the building, it is immediately evident that in the past the original structure consisted only of a tower-house with a walled courtyard, an architecture that can be placed in the thirteenth century.

It is assumed that this structure had the function of guarding the underlying source, but also of a sighting and signaling point, in connection with other structures in the area.

 

Asciano and the powerful Sienese families: Historical traces of their presence scattered throughout the territory

To access the map of the defensive sighting network, of which San Francesco was an important node, click here.

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