Cluzeau de Chambrebrune

English translation

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History

The troglodytic complex develops over two storeys, for a length of 45 metres. At the entrance, in the north-west direction, is found a wide terrace-shelter, re-cut for purposes of human or animal dwellings. Two entrances permit access to the cluzeau. The first, north-west, has rebates to place a door with a comma-shaped locking system. At the entrance to the re-cut corridor, two loopholes are directed towards the terrace. This corridor leads to the first storey or, rebates and a possible condemned door block access to a balcony. Three loopholes cut from the rooms of the main cluzeau towards this balcony improve the defence of the entrance. The second entrance is located on the ground floor, north side, blocked by a door. In case of destruction of this door, the assailant falls into a trap pit from which arrive, at man's height, two loopholes. From this trap pit, two doors close the corridor. The greater part of the room is a natural cave, re-cut and fitted out to the east. The east door closes the entrance to the staircase which leads to the first storey. A corridor with steps cut in the solid rock leads to the upper grain silo room. Before accessing it, two new doors block the assailants with loopholes. In the vast upper room, a medieval arrangement has been made with, on the ground, eight pits (grain silos, water reserve), a bench cut in the rock, numerous niches, two windows for lookouts. At the end of this room, a re-cut corridor with rebates and niches, leads to the terminal gallery which narrows to the final loophole.