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Cerro Cabeza Moya

Cabeza Moya is a fortified Celtiberian settlement on a hill above the Cabriel, within Enguídanos. Occupied between the 5th and 3rd centuries BC, it ended in a fire, perhaps during conflict with Rome. Excavations in the 1980s found square and rectangular houses, local and Greek pottery and Roman coins.

Cabeza Moya hill and the Contreras reservoir in Enguídanos
Cabeza Moya and the Contreras reservoir, in Enguídanos. Photo: «Cabeza Moya y Embalse de Contreras en Enguídanos (Cuenca)», José Saíz Valero (2010) · CC BY 3.0
Municipality
Enguídanos
  • Celtiberians
  • Cabeza Moya
  • Enguídanos
  • Cabriel
  • Iron Age

A settlement that burnt

Above the Cabriel, within Enguídanos, a hill preserves a walled Celtiberian settlement. Occupied between the 5th and 3rd centuries BC, it was the main centre for smaller valley settlements linked to herding. Excavations by Josefina Navarro and Carlos Sandoval in the 1980s uncovered square and rectangular houses, local pottery, Greek pottery and Roman coins.

The settlement ended in a fire. The regional government cautiously suggests it may have occurred during wars with Rome; comparison with the excavation report remains outstanding.

Plan your visit

Before you travel

This is an archaeological site in the countryside: collect nothing and do not climb walls.

Combine with

Las Chorreras del Cabriel and Enguídanos castle.

Frequently asked questions

What was found?

Square and rectangular houses, locally made and Greek pottery, and Roman coins, during Josefina Navarro and Carlos Sandoval's campaigns.

Carry on from here

Lands and landscapes

From here, follow the memory of the land

These readings connect Cerro Cabeza Moya with the stories, the work and the villages around it.

This place through time

Which eras you can read here

A single place can keep traces of several periods. These layers connect what you see with the atlas's stories.

Where it is

Location of Cerro Cabeza Moya AliaguillaAlmodóvar del PinarArguisuelasCampillo de AltobueyCarboneras de GuadazaónCardeneteCastillejo de IniestaEnguídanosGabaldónGaraballaGraja de IniestaHenarejosIniestaMinglanillaMiraMonteagudo de las SalinasMotilla del PalancarNarbonetaParacuellosEl PeralLa PesqueraPuebla del SalvadorReílloSan Martín de BonichesVillalpardoVillar del HumoVílloraYémeda PR-CU 14: Sendero de TorrelahuertaPR-CU 50: Sendero de la hoz del Agua y hoz CerradaPR-CU 51: Sendero de las FuentesPR-CU 53: Sendero de Las ChorrerasPR-CU 55: Vuelta a Cabeza de VílloraPR-CU 57: Sendero de El PajazoPR-CU 58: Sendero de El Manco Enguídanos
In colour, the municipality. The place does not yet have a verified location, so no point is drawn. Municipal boundaries: © IGN (CC BY 4.0). Route lines: simplified official tracks; source and GPX on each page.
Where the data on this page come from

«Source consulted»: the primary source has been read. «Reference located»: the source has been identified but not yet read. «Open question»: the figure needs confirmation.