Palencia
Campos
<30 minutes
Palencia
Campos
<30 minutes
The Ladrones de Calahorra aqueducts are part of the Campos branch of the Canal de Castilla, one of the great historical infrastructure projects of Enlightenment-era Spain. Built between 1759 and 1804, their function is to allow the controlled transfer of water from the canal to the Carrión River, ensuring hydraulic regulation and the proper functioning of the waterway.
The structure is resolved by means of an entrance to the canal channel composed of three semicircular arches, an effective and durable solution characteristic of the engineering of the period. Each arch has a span of approximately 2.50 meters and a height of 1.10 meters, while the entire structure reaches a total length of about 9.75 meters and a height of 3.90 meters. It is built of limestone ashlar, a noble and resistant material, with the parapets rebuilt in brick and the channel reinforced with concrete as a result of later interventions.
