I use to go up there when i was a little boy, back in the 80's. I never would have thought that there would be info about comanche hill. The Comanche busts were there when I last was there 1981. This road crosses over Loop 1604, Not 410, which is a loop road inside the city limits and is part of Interstate 10.Īs a child growing up in the then developing area of Comanche lookout hill, my friends and I used to play in the castle and surrounding dungeons as we called them, though they were probably just open cellars, your site brought back enjoyable memories from 25 years ago. The tower sits on Nacodoghes Road,which was part of the old Camino Real or Kings Highway as it is known in English. It had on it the milage to various towns,and dated to the 1850s or 60s.
Just like the old stageĬoach marker that sat on Bulverde Road disappeared after an article in the paper. This may have occured after one of the local papers did an article on it. The information you have on the Commanche Lookout from the City of San Antonio link is correct.Years ago,on the gate posts made of stone, sat two stone busts of Commanche warriors,but those have probably been stolen. It has a dirt floor, no floors and no roof now. I am not sure how the floors and roof were held in place. What looks like gun ports(18 inches x 5 inches). The North side has what looks like one tall doorway(could be from decay, could have been a window above the doorway) and 3 windows, the other sides have I see some iron in the rock work so I question the age of it(could be from repairs). It has rock on the outside, concrete smeared on inside.
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I can see four layers where the 3 floors and roof used to be plus 2 feet above the roof. I am guessing the walls are 12 feet wide each. The tower is surrounded by an eight foot fence. I asked a stranger that was visiting while I was about it and he said he heard it was first used by the indians, then the settlers took it over. I asked my Grandfathers' first cousin about it and he said it was used by the indians to see settlers coming into San Antonio so they could attack them. The settlers used it to watch out for indians on the prowl. My Grandfather owned the property (but sold it in the 40's-50's I am guessing.) I asked my Grandmother about it and she said it was a lookout tower("Look Out Hill"). I am not sure how accurate the following information is: I guestimate the tower is about 15 minutes from the San Antonio airport, 30 minutes from Downtown San Antonio, 90 minutes from Austin. I was suprised not to find any information about the tower at the site. I saw that you were requesting pictures for it so I volunteered to send you some. I have not found it anywhere else on the net. I ran across your site looking for information on Commanche Hill Tower. Reference, the tower and land is usually referred to as "commanche hill" Great wall for practicing rock climbing and rapelling. I will try to get some pictures for you next time i am in thatĪrea, as the tower is interesting, and, when no one is around, makes a Tower is what is left of an old fort that was used as an indian lookout The story the person sent you is way off, the To crackdown on it, but, now that its a park, most people respect the no Years ago, my friends and I used to offroad up there, the police loved The tower and hill in question are no longer on private property, theyĪre owned by the City of San Antonio Parks and Recreation Dept. The book I mentioned in my other e-mail has a story on the The first part of his castle after visiting Spain and seeing the castles
One knows when it was built but it is told an elderly man built it as Hill and is on a piece of private property that is on a busy road. There is a tower on a road that crosses Highway 410 by a Supercenter
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