It had been built in the days when the river was so usable that many seagoing barges and even a few tall ships made their way up there through the marshes of the estuary.
Ibaiak hain zerbitzu handia egiten zuen garaian eraikia izan zen, non anitz gabarra, are alturako ontziak menturatzen baitziren estuarioko iztingietatik barrena.