MOORISH CASTLE
The Tower of Homage, its main feature, dominates the hillside and the landward approach to Gibraltar. It dates primarily from about 1333 AD when Abu'l Hassan recaptured Gibraltar from the Spanish. On another occasion the Count of Niebla attacked the castle, was captured by the medieval defenders and his body was suspended from the walls in a barcina, or net for carrying straw. The Tower of Homage proudly displays the various battle scars inflicted during the various sieges.