Gaubertie Castle

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Gaubertie Castle

The Gaubertie castle is a French castle in the commune of Saint-Martin-des-Combes in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It dates from the 15th century and was rebuilt several times in the 17th and 19th centuries.

The castle is located in the Périgord pourpre countryside , in the south of the Dordogne department , 500 meters west of route départementale 21. It is located on a hill between the villages of Clermont-de-Beauregard and Saint-Martin-des-Combes Privately owned. Since 1993 some parts of the castle have been listed ( Monument historique ).

history

Opposite the Clermont Castle , on the other side of the valley through which the Carbonnières stream flowed, there was initially a fortified house called La Borie , which was owned by the Lords of Clermont. Gaubertie Castle was built on the site of this fortified farmhouse at the end of the 15th century.

It was damaged in the Huguenot Wars and had to be restored in the 17th century. A chapel was added. At the end of the 19th century, the interior and the outbuildings were renovated.

The philosopher Maine de Biran visited the castle several times, as did Charles de Foucauld in 1913 during his several months' stay in France.

architecture

Gaubertie Castle consists of a north-east-south-west facing logis from the 16th century and is flanked by three towers: a square one in the south corner and two round towers in the west and north corners. Another turret once adorned the eastern corner. The logis and the towers are provided with machicolations .

Thirty meters east of the castle is the chapel with a square turret and a Gothic skylight. To the north of it are the important farm buildings of the castle.

  • South tower

  • Lodging

  • North tower

  • North tower and chapel

See also

Web links

Commons : Schloss Gaubertie  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Entry no. PA00125237 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Guy Penaud: Dictionnaire des châteaux du Périgord . Editions Sud Ouest, 1996, ISBN 2-87901-221-X , p. 44.
  3. ↑ a b c d e Guy Penaud: Dictionnaire des châteaux du Périgord. Editions Sud Ouest, Bordeaux 1996, ISBN 2-87901-221-X , p. 127.

Coordinates: 44 ° 57 ′ 20 ″  N , 0 ° 37 ′ 54 ″  E