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Lacort

Lacort and certainly its batán (fulling-mill), is the most referenced ruin of Aragón. The humble remains are visible from the harinero looking in the direction of the suspension-bridge. We first visited the site in 1989. At the time of our follow-up visit in january 1998 no machinery was left in place. It has presumably been taken to Fiscal. In december 2001 the most typical part of the batán stood in a dedicated construction in Fiscal next to the bridge over the Río Ara.

A small panel on one of the walls explains the construction and the functioning of the machinery. Keep your Spanish dictionary ready.

Pictures: xii.1989, xii.2001

batán flour mill mill of Fiscal

in Fiscal – xii.2001

Many authors spend several pages on the batán of Lacort: Pallaruelo, Wilmes, Acín and others (like Krüger). I don't think I can do better than these authors. Study the books (at least Acín Fanlo publi­shed in xii.1998) and visit the site as a pilgrimage.
Many parts of the batán at the original place in Lacort were already lost at the time of the rescue operation. Some parts in the open air museum necessarily are replicas but our pictures prove how original material was used where possible.

in situ – xii.1989
in Fiscal – xii.2001

in situ – xii.1989

in Fiscal – xii.2001

in situ – xii.1989

in Fiscal – xii.2001

Find a picture of the batán during the 1950s in
La Solana – Vida cotidiana en un valle altoaragonés
by Carlos Baselga Abril — 1999 — ISBN 84-605-8764-9
The picture is at page 40.

batán flour mill mill of Fiscal

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