Turrillas in Níjar
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view of church exterior - tower - detail
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view of church exterior - west portal
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view of church exterior in context
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INFORMATION
FontID: 19205TUR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Maria
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: 04211 Turrillas, Almería, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Almeria, Andalucía
Directions to Site: Located 30 km from Níjar, in Sierra Alhamilla, 45 km from Almería capital, on the Srobas to Tabernas road
Century and Period: 16th century, Late Gothic
Church Notes: the late date of the church appears to be related to the re-population of the area in the 16thC [NB: the derelict church appeared in Sergio Leone's For a Few Dollars More film; it has since be renovated] -- the nearby chapel of San Antonio is of a later date, probably 17thC
COORDINATES
UTM: 30S 4098463 565521