The Cardete fortress was built by the Arabs, and at that time Benatae must have been one of the villages dependent on the fortress. However, it must have been occupied between 1226 and 1242, at the same time as most of the Sierra de Segura. The enclosure has a trapezoidal shape and the keep is 14 meters high. Skipping the construction regulations, this tower makes its projection into the walled enclosure.