Roman Walls of Lugo

The Roman Walls of Lugo (Spanish, Galician: Muralla Romana de Lugo) were constructed in the 3rd century AD. The walls were created as late Roman Empire fortifications. They are still largely intact today. They stretch over  around the historic centre of Lugo in Galicia (Spain). Located on a hilltop the walls have a wide ditch directly in front of them.Simon Esmonde Cleary; A. Simon Esmonde Cleary, The Roman West, AD 200-500: An Archaeological Study (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013), pp. 127–28 The walls average about  in height and are up to  thick. At the front of the wall there are a series of semicircular towers up to  in diameter. The walls are constructed of schist from the local area.Helen Partington; Dorothy Stannard; Brian Bell, Spain (Singapore: APA Productions; Maspeth, NY: Langenscheidt Pub., 2003), p. 324 The walls have been declared a World Heritage site.

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Category:World Heritage Sites in Spain
Category:3rd-century works