MILITARY ROUTE

The Viscountcy of Cabrera bordered territories controlled by other feudal lords (the Cardona, Montcada and Cruïlles families, as well as the Church), with whom it maintained neighbourly relations that, depending on the period and circumstances, could be either cordial or conflictive.

The castle was built around a keep, probably dating from the 11th century, and was surrounded by walls with embrasures, wall walks, a possible moat on the northern side and residential quarters probably constructed in the 12th and 13th centuries, substantial remains of which still survive. In the room located to the north of the keep, the springers of arches built with travertine ashlar blocks are preserved. At some point during the 12th century, the castle became the centre of the district of Fornils, which included the parishes of Sant Martí Sacalm and Susqueda. The castle belonged to the viscounts of Cardona, passed to the Count of Pallars Sobirà in the 14th century and, in 1369, Gilabert de Cruïlles i de Mallorca acquired its rights together with those of the district of Rupit Castle.