. ▁ ▁The ▁oldest ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁village , ▁rising ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁the ▁Tur io ▁Castle ▁( now ad ays ▁a ▁tower ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁a ▁rock y ▁sp ur , ▁poor ly ▁re built ▁recently ▁on ▁a ▁pre ex isting ▁ru in ) ▁took ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Mot ta ▁in ▁this ▁period , ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁typical ▁model ▁of ▁Norman ▁fort ifications ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁tower ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁wall , ▁named ▁" m otte ". ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁therefore ▁probable ▁that ▁to ▁give ▁an ▁urban ▁structure ▁to ▁a ▁settlement ▁perhaps ▁having ▁had ▁a ▁spread ▁out ▁character , ▁was ▁the ▁Norman ▁period . ▁ ▁However , ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁seem ▁possible , ▁at ▁the ▁moment , ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁walls ▁of ▁the ▁" M otta " of ▁which ▁there ▁are ▁only ▁small ▁tract s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 3 5 9 , ▁under ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Frederick ▁IV ▁of ▁Sic ily , ▁the ▁fort ification ▁and ▁its ▁property ▁were ▁assigned ▁to ▁V inc ig uer ra ▁d ' A rag ona . ▁ ▁Modern ▁Era ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁became ▁" Al c ara ▁Val dem one ", ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁administrative ▁sub div ision ▁of ▁Val ▁Dem one , ▁even ▁though ▁it ▁was ▁documented ▁in ▁time ▁different ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁such ▁as ▁" L ' Ar c ara ", ▁" Ar c ara ", ▁and ▁" L ' Ar c ara ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 5 th