High defensive structures called dorretxeak ("tower houses") built by local noble families, few of which survive today, were frequently razed by fire, sometimes by royal decree.
Visoke obrambene strukture zvane dorretxeak (" kuće tornjevi") koje su gradile lokalne plemićke obitelji, od kojih su nekii danas preživjeli, često su uništavana, ponekad i s kraljevskim dekretom.