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Tour du Plô

Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, Haute-Vienne, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Tour (cad. AR 108) : classement par arrêté du 26 janvier 1998
Protection dates
1998/01/26 : classé MH
Type
beffroi
Main period of construction
milieu 12e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
Département
Haute-Vienne
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
45.51498, 1.20178
Mérimée reference
PA00132887

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1711 map "Le Gouvernement General De Guinne et Gascogne ...." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Fait partie d'une série de donjons limousins du 12e siècle. Donjon carré présentant quatre niveaux de 4 à 5 mètres chacun avec une corniche au dernier niveau. Les détails architecturaux permettent de le dater des années 1140-1160.

English translation

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Part of a series of Limousin keeps of the 12th century. Square keep presenting four levels of 4 to 5 metres each with a cornice at the last level. The architectural details allow it to be dated to the years 1140-1160.

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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