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Moulin Neuf

Espiet, Gironde, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Moulin Neuf : inscription par arrêté du 7 janvier 1926
Protection dates
1926/01/07 : inscrit MH
Type
moulin
Main period of construction
15e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Lieu-dit
le Moulin Neuf
Commune
Espiet
Département
Gironde
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
44.81076, -0.26908
Mérimée reference
PA00083542

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David 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).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Entièrement remanié à la fin du 15e siècle, ce moulin fortifié appartint pendant des siècles à l'abbaye de la Sauve-Majeure. De forme barlongue, il se distingue par la présence de croix, servant d'antéfixes, surmontant les murs des façades nord et sud. Des balcons avec mâchicoulis ainsi que des contreforts saillants protègent la porte nord. Une roue verticale, aujourd'hui disparue, d'environ cinq mètres de diamètre, entraînait deux paires de meules, encore en place, qui ont fonctionné jusqu'en 1950.

English translation

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Entirely remodeled at the end of the 15th century, this fortified mill belonged for centuries to the abbey of la Sauve-Majeure. Of an oblong shape, it is distinguished by the presence of crosses, serving as antefixes, surmounting the walls of the north and south facades. Balconies with machicolations as well as prominent buttresses protect the north door. A vertical wheel, now disappeared, of approximately five meters in diameter, drove two pairs of millstones, still in place, which operated until 1950.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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