Misilcassim
Misilcassim, otherwise known as Poggio di Diana, lies near Calamonica.
Description
The fortress commands a loop of the River
Verdura. The entrance was to the west and was protected by 2 turrets
which may have been reconstructed in the sixteenth century. The main gate is
further protected by a square tower, which later was used as a
dovecot. Within the enceinte was a rectangular courtyard with a 23' diameter round tower to
the southeast set on a rocky outcrop. This had a fine machicolationed
summit some 40' above ground level and walls 6' thick. It stands
2 storeys high and has a cistern in the basement. The main floor was
reached via an external stair turret which is now destroyed. Within there is an
umbrella vault covering an octagonal chamber. The whole appears
sixteenth century.
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