Pigeon tower (cairon)

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Pigeon Tower in Cairon

The pigeon tower (French colombier or pigeonnier ) in Cairon , a French commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region , was built in the 16th century. The pigeon tower of the castle has been on the list of architectural monuments in France as Monument historique since 1933 .

The round tower with buttresses is covered with slate .

See also

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, 2 volumes, ISBN 2842341112 (not evaluated)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Château Cairon in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 49 ° 14 '20.41 "  N , 0 ° 27' 7.5"  W.