Pigeon Tower Gourdon (Lot)

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Pigeon Tower in Gourdon
Interior view with nesting holes

The pigeon tower (French colombier or pigeonnier ) in Gourdon , a French commune in the Lot department in the Occitanie region , was built in the first half of the 14th century. The pigeon tower , about two kilometers west of the village, has been on the list of architectural monuments in France since 2012 as Monument historique .

The rectangular quarry stone tower with preserved nesting holes may have been built as a defense tower or observation tower.

See also

Web links

Commons : Pigeon Tower Gourdon (Lot)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tour-pigeonnier de Labio in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 44 ° 44 '12.84 "  N , 1 ° 21' 4.32"  E