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In locations Tre Ponti it is possible to view three farmhouses with a tower-shaped upstand; these contructions
are from the 1500s, on square plans with pavilion-style roofs, built of white stones and/or bricks, and having a
\ sole entrance at the ground level. On one of these the date -1504 – is evident, as well as a distinctive rose window.
These rural structures are planned on 3 floors: stable, living space, dovecot and an internal wooden staircase.
The top floor, defined by the stringcourse of perches and warren of niches surrounding the highest part and permitting
the passage of the birds, is called the “dovecot”.
In some cases the stringcourses are elegantly decorated with hanging birdtraps and overhanging cornices, all part
of the dovecot. The position of these “tower houses” at the mouths of the three valleys lead one to suppose
that they were also used as “lookouts,” or guard towers. They are private property.One of them is of notable architectural
interest: it is almost completly built from 16th century brick. Other similar structures that are privately owned can be
found c/o Vetice, near Colle della Rossa where the “tower house,” also called the “Roccaccia”; c/o Tenna,
and lastly c/o Peschiera.
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