Restoration of the rammed earth walls of the Poniente Tower and the Alafia wall in the fortified complex of Xivert (Castellon, Spain)

This paper describes the restoration of the rammed earth walls of the Poniente Tower and the Alafia wall. Both historical constructions are located in the fortified complex of Xivert, (Castellon, Spain) which is situated on a mountaintop near the sea, in northern Castellon province, Sierra de Irta mountain range. In the Poniente Tower, the walls formed with masonry and rammed earth, reinforced with layers of lime mortar, were restored. In the Alafia Wall, the rammed earth walls reinforced with layers of lime mortar were restored and the culmination was restored with the same material. The works in both cases were done after large previous studies of the existing materials and history of the place.