The walled medieval town of Cabrejas del Pinar was the leader of its Community of Burgs and Land and there are some traces left of the walled enclosure and fortress that protected the locals. The castle was built in stone on top of a high rock possibly between the 13th and 14th century.
Some of the walls, doors and the keep are still visible which helps understand how the fortress’ layout once was. The quadrangular keep was built in stone masonry and reinforced with ashlar on the corners. On some of the higher floors, you can still see wood fixed in holes that supported the wooden floors on each of the four stories. The access door can still be seen and is located on the south-east wall defended by watchtowers and an opening.
On the eastern part of the walled enclosure, there is still a circular watchtower placed there possibly in the 10th century in order to have better visual control over the Caliphate’s territories.
References:Trenčín Castle is relatively large renovated castle, towering on a steep limestone cliff directly above the city of Trenčín. It is a dominant feature not only of Trenčín, but also of the entire Považie region. The castle is a national monument.
History of the castle cliff dates back to the Roman Empire, what is proved by the inscription on the castle cliff proclaiming the victory of Roman legion against Germans in the year 179.
Today’s castle was probably built on the hill-fort. The first proven building on the hill was the Great Moravian rotunda from the 9th century and later there was a stone residential tower, which served to protect the Kingdom of Hungary and the western border. In the late 13th century the castle became a property of Palatine Matúš Csák, who became Mr. of Váh and Tatras.
Matúš Csák of Trenčín built a tower, still known as Matthew’s, which is a dominant determinant of the whole building.