Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Château de Montgarnaud
Parnac, Indre, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Château de Montgarnaud : inscription par arrêté du 11 mars 1935
- Protection dates
- 1935/03/11 : inscrit MH
- Type
- château
- Main period of construction
- 12e siècle, 16e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété privée
- Commune
- Parnac
- Département
- Indre
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 46.43760, 1.39797
- Mérimée reference
- PA00097422
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
IGN France — GéoportailDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1768 map "31 Le Blanc, Chateauroux, Montmorillon." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Ancienne métairie qui appartenait au prévôt de Saint-Benoît. Le château fut construit à la fin du 16e siècle. L'édifice présente une tour carrée, des douves et un pont de pierre.
English translation
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History
Former farm which belonged to the provost of Saint-Benoît. The castle was built at the end of the 16th century. The building presents a square tower, moats and a stone bridge.
Nearby in the register
- Dolmen de l'Aire-Aux-Martresdolmenunder 1 mi
- Prieuré Saint-Benoîtprieuréunder 1 mi
- Chaussée de l'Etang ou digue (également sur commune de Saint-Benoît-du-Sault)voirieunder 1 mi
- Maison de l'Argentiermaisonunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.