Château de Marthon

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The Château de Marthon is a ruined castle in the commune of Marthon in the Charente département of France. Only the keep remains.^[1]

History

The Marthon family was descended from the Montbrons, grandchildren of the count of

existed from the 10th century.

During the Hundred Years' War, the lords of Marthon remained loyal to the king of France. On the night of 5/6 May 1347, the English surprised the castle and set it on fire, ravaging all of the castellanery.

Architecture

The castle was built as a polygonal enceinte dominated by a square keep in the south-west corner.^[2] Its construction dates from the 12th or 13th century.^[1] Living accommodation was built against the north face of the tower. A turret has disappeared.

The castle had a

and the upper was reserved for the lord.

In 1960, the keep was reduced in height by a metre.

It has been listed since 1928 as a

See also

• List of castles in France

Gallery

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  View from the village
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  View from south east
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  View from north
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  Interior of the keep
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  Cupola inside the keep

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Base Mérimée: Vieille Tour, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
2. ^ Jules Martin-Buchey, Géographie historique et communale de la Charente, Châteauneuf, 1914-1917 (reprinted Bruno Sépulchre, Paris, 1984), p. 234

• (in French) Châteaux manoirs logis, la Charente, éditions Patrimoines et médias 1993,
  ISBN 2-910137-05-8

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Donjon de Marthon.

• Base Mérimée: Château de Marthon, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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