[2] The origins of the castle date back to the Norman period around 1093, the year in which Roger I of Sicily defined the boundaries of the diocese of Mazara[3] that included "Calatubo with all its dependencies".

[4] In ancient times, around the castle there was the village of Calatubo, which based its business on the extraction of stones for water and wind mills[5] from the quarries around the creek Finocchio,[3] as mentioned by the Arab geographer Muhammad al-Idrisi in The Book of Roger, written in 1154.

[5] The village of Calatubo was abandoned after the conquest by Frederick II and the castle lost its original function as a military fortress, turning into a farm.

In particular, the castle of Calatubo guaranteed the flow of information that took place between the outposts of Carini, Partinico and Castellammare del Golfo.

This complex is large 150×35 meters and stands on a limestone rock that lies at an altitude of about 152 m above sea level[3] and that dominate with its height the surrounding area.