Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Tour
Laugnac, Lot-et-Garonne, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Tour (cad. F 426) : inscription par arrêté du 20 juin 1950
- Protection dates
- 1950/06/20 : inscrit MH
- Type
- édifice fortifié
- Main period of construction
- 13e siècle, 15e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Laugnac
- Département
- Lot-et-Garonne
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 44.30768, 0.60421
- Mérimée reference
- PA00084152
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesIGN France — Géoportail
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1783 map "72 Castillonez, Velleneuve, La Reole." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Cette tour est le seul vestige du château de Laugnac. Sur la face ouest, une tourelle carrée en encorbellement a été ajoutée au 15e siècle, percée de trou pour arquebuse, et trois meurtrières. Les faces nord et est comportent aussi des corbeaux et des meurtrières. A l'intérieur, escalier à vis et cheminée en pierre du 15e siècle.
English translation
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History
This tower is the only remaining vestige of the castle of Laugnac. On the west face, a square turret in corbelling was added in the 15th century, pierced with loopholes for arquebus, and three loopholes. The north and east faces also have corbels and loopholes. Inside, spiral staircase and stone fireplace of the 15th century.
Nearby in the register
- Ancienne église Sainte-Colombe de Lasfargueséglise1 mi
- Église Saint-Pierre de Quissacéglise1 mi
- Église Saint-Etienne de Marsacéglise1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.