Noria de Aceña - Cuevas de San Marcos

Noria de Aceña, Cuevas de San Marcos

Not far from Cuevas de San Marcos on the banks of the river Genil is the old restored waterwheel called Noria de Aceña. The river is important being the border betweeen Malaga and Cordoba provinces. here and there are few crossing places.

Documents suggest that this waterwheel dates back to the final quarter of the 18th century. The original wooden wheel was replaced by its present-day iron counterpart in the 20th century, befor the civil war. The structure was designed for two purposes: to be a mill (of which remains can still be found) and to control irrigation by raising the level of the water in the river.

Having been declared a protected site of the province of Málaga, the Aceña Waterwheel and its aqueduct were restored in 2010.