Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Ruines du château d'Arquizat
Miglos, Ariège, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Château d'Arquizat (ruines) (cad. A 314, 315) : classement par arrêté du 22 septembre 1987
- Protection dates
- 1987/09/22 : classé MH
- Type
- château
- Main period of construction
- 1er quart 14e siècle
- Dates
- 1320
- Ownership
- propriété du département
- Commune
- Miglos
- Département
- Ariège
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 42.79650, 1.59074
- Mérimée reference
- PA00093824
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesIGN France — Géoportail
3 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1781 map "40 Ax." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Première mention des seigneurs de Miglos au 12e siècle. A cette époque, le rocher était couvert de fortifications. Tombée en ruine, la forteresse a dû être reconstruite au 14e siècle. L'enceinte quadrangulaire est flanquée, au sud-est, d'une première tour comportant cinq niveaux. Au nord-ouest, une seconde tour présente un rez-de-chaussée occupé par une salle voûtée. Ces deux tours, ainsi que les murailles qui les relient, sont percées de baies rectangulaires.
English translation
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History
First mention of the lords of Miglos in the 12th century. At that time, the rock was covered with fortifications. Having fallen into ruin, the fortress had to be rebuilt in the 14th century. The quadrangular enclosure is flanked, to the south-east, by a first tower comprising five levels. To the north-west, a second tower presents a ground floor occupied by a vaulted hall. These two towers, as well as the walls connecting them, are pierced with rectangular openings.
Nearby in the register
- Église d'Arquizatégliseunder 1 mi
- Grotte de la Vachegrotte2 mi
- Grotte de la Calbière dite Grotte de Niauxgrotte ornée2 mi
- Thermes Fraxineétablissement thermal2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.