Montguerlhe Castle
Montguerlhe Castle | |
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Remnants of the donjon |
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Creation time : | probably 11th century |
Castle type : | Hill castle, moth |
Conservation status: | ruin |
Standing position : | Nobles |
Place: | Sainte-Agathe |
Geographical location | 45 ° 50 '0 " N , 3 ° 35' 52" E |
Height: | 829 m |
The castle Montguerlhe ( French Château de Montguerlhe ) in the French department Puy-de-Dôme is the ruin of a hilltop castle on the rock plateau of the same name at an altitude of 829 meters in the commune of Sainte-Agathe on the border with Escoutoux and Celles-sur-Durolle . Today's ruin is a simple military structure, probably from the 11th century.
The moth , the trenches and ramparts, the foundations of the three wall rings and - especially on the west side - some remains of the wall are still visible . The castle from Romanesque times was very compact with only around 600 square meters of floor space and had a rectangular donjon , which can still be seen in photographs from the beginning of the 20th century. The castle's purely military function was to secure and monitor the road from Clermont-Ferrand to Lyon .
The complex was first mentioned in writing in 1312 in the charter of the municipality of Vollore . Until the beginning of the 14th century it belonged to the Lords of Thiers , then - until the Revolution - to the Lords of Vollore. Inhabited up to the 16th century, it has been in ruins since 1610. From 1789 until the middle of the 20th century, Montguerlhe served as a quarry for the buildings in the area.
literature
- Laurent Mosnier: Le château de Montguerlhe . Association Escotal, 2000.