Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Château de la Jarthe
Coursac, Dordogne, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Château de la Jarthe, ainsi que la chapelle et le pigeonnier (cad. 164, 165) : inscription par arrêté du 12 octobre 1948
- Protection dates
- 1948/10/12 : inscrit MH
- Type
- château
- Main period of construction
- 15e siècle, 16e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété privée
- Commune
- Coursac
- Département
- Dordogne
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 45.12819, 0.62623
- Mérimée reference
- PA00082508
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesIGN France — GéoportailDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1693 map "Governo Generale della Guienna" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Le manoir est entouré par un mur d'enceinte carré dont un chemin de ronde fait le tour. A gauche du porche d'entrée et dominant le mur d'enceinte, se trouve un pavillon moderne. Cette partie gauche date de la Renaissance et présente des fenêtres à meneaux sur jardin. Tour ronde d'escalier du 15e siècle, découronnée. A l'intérieur, petite chapelle en plein cintre dont le choeur a une voûte à six nervures rayonnantes. Corps de bâtiment à droite à usage de métairie, avec tour hexagonale. Dans le champ, pigeonnier sur huit colonnes.
English translation
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History
The manor is surrounded by a square enclosure wall around which runs a wall-walk. To the left of the entrance porch and dominating the enclosure wall stands a modern pavilion. This left part dates from the Renaissance and features mullioned windows overlooking the garden. Round staircase tower of the 15th century, truncated. Inside, small chapel with a round arch whose choir has a vault with six radiating ribs. Building body to the right used as a farmhouse, with hexagonal tower. In the field, dovecote on eight columns.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.