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Motte castrale

Bailleul, Orne, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Motte castrale (tertre et basse-cour) (cad. ZK 29) : inscription par arrêté du 27 septembre 1989
Protection dates
1989/09/27 : inscrit MH
Type
édifice fortifié
Main period of construction
11e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Lieu-dit
le Vieux Château
Commune
Bailleul
Département
Orne
Region
Normandie
Country
France
Coordinates
48.80208, -0.00383
Mérimée reference
PA00110974

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1750 map "Composite 4: Carte de France." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

La motte se compose d'un monticule ovalaire et d'une plate-forme peu élevée, de plan vaguement rectangulaire, pouvant être un vestige de basse-cour. Il s'agit d'un ancien "pagus" dont l'existence est attestée au 9e siècle.

English translation

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The motte consists of an oval mound and a slightly elevated platform, of vaguely rectangular plan, which may be a vestige of a bailey. It is an ancient "pagus" whose existence is attested in the 9th century.

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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