Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Tour dite de L'Epaule
Gallardon, Eure-et-Loir, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Ruines de la tour : classement par arrêté du 10 février 1913
- Protection dates
- 1913/02/10 : classé MH
- Type
- édifice fortifié
- Main period of construction
- 10e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Gallardon
- Département
- Eure-et-Loir
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 48.52623, 1.68745
- Mérimée reference
- PA00097119
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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 1750 map "14. Prevoste et Vicomte de Paris." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Restes du donjon de l'ancien château féodal de la commune. Ces ruines se composent d'une importante portion de couronne de maçonnerie de blocage et quelques éléments de pierre appareillée. Quelques mâchicoulis sont encore en place. En 1443, le château fut repris aux Anglais par les troupes du comte de Dunois, qui le fit détruire.
English translation
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History
Remains of the keep of the old feudal castle of the commune. These ruins consist of a substantial portion of a crown of rubble masonry and a few elements of ashlar stone. Some machicolations are still in place. In 1443, the castle was retaken from the English by the troops of the count of Dunois, who had it destroyed.
Nearby in the register
- Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paulégliseunder 1 mi
- Maison en boismaisonunder 1 mi
- Menhir de Chantecoq ou Mère-aux-Caillesmenhirunder 1 mi
- Église Saint-Georgeséglise1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.