Il rilievo integrato del castello-recinto di Pesche (IS): conoscenza estrategie di valorizzazione di un insediamento fortificato in Molise

• Maria Pia Testa ^[1] ; Raffaele Catuogno ^[2] ; Andrea Pane ^[2]
  1. [1] Polytechnic University of Turin

     Polytechnic University of Turin

     Torino, Italia

     
  2. [2] University of Naples Federico II

     University of Naples Federico II

     Nápoles, Italia

     
• Localización: FORTMED2023. Defensive architecture of the mediterranean : vol. XIII, XIV, XV / Marco Giorgio Bevilacqua (dir. congr.), Denise Ulivieri (aut.), 2023, ISBN 978-84-1396-129-3, págs. 909-918
• Idioma: italiano
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  • Perched on the slopes of San Marco Mount, in a perfect symbiosis of architecture and landscape, there is the small village of Pesche in the province of Isernia, which traces its origins back to the 5th-6th centuries, when the steep natural slope was chosen as the site for the construction of a safe village. On the top of the site, the ruins of the so-called Castrum Pesclarum emerge, evidence of a particular type of fortified structure in Molise, that of the castle-enclosure. Built as early as the Norman era to reinforce the defence and transformed over the following centuries due to damage caused by natural disasters and human actions, the small fortified citadel is characterised by a perimeter marked by curtain walls that follow the natural slope, interspersed with towers, while its interior contains small rooms placed side by side and built using the typical limestone of the area. The present contribution intends to show the current state of conservation of the fortified citadel of Pesche, outlining the methodology followed in the study of the site, and then proposing a possible enhancement strategy. The work was conducted starting from an integrated instrumental survey, based on laser scanning and aerial digital photogrammetry with a drone, thus showing the efficiency of these systems not only at the single architectural scale, but also at the urban scale, even in complex sites such as that of Pesche. The combination of these two techniques has made it possible to obtain an accurate knowledge of a large part of the site, thus making it possible to propose design strategies for its conservation and enhancement.