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Dungeons, towers, citadels and bastions in Calvados

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Tour Saint-Sauveur de Vire
Tower
14500 Vire Normandie

The Saint-Sauveur tower, a 14th century medieval vestige in Vire Normandie, is the former fortified gate of the urban enclosure, classified as a historical monument. It bears witness to the ramparts built under Saint Louis.
Tour to the Raines de Vire
Tower
14500 Vire Normandie

The Raines Tower, a vestige of the 14th century medieval ramparts, dominates the city centre of Vire Normandie in Normandy. It marked the southeast corner of the fortified enclosure built on order of Saint Louis.
Ruins of dungeon
Donjons
14500 Vire Normandie

The ruins of the dungeon of Vire, the vestige of a ducal castle of the 11th–12th centuries, dominate the town of Vire Normandie in Normandy. This classified historical monument bears witness to Norman medieval military architecture.
Vauban Tower of Port-en-Bessin-Huppain
Fortification of Vauban
14520 Port-en-Bessin-Huppain

The Vauban Tower of Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, built in the 17th century in Calvados, is a calcareous castate battery overlooking the entrance to the port, classified as a historic monument in 1948.
Leroy Tower of Caen
Tower
14000 Caen

The Leroy Tower, a 14th-century medieval vestige in Caen, is a cylindrical stone tower of Caen, part of the old urban fortifications. Located near the castle, it defended the entrance to the medieval port.
Tour Lambert de Lisieux
Tower
14100 Lisieux

The Lambert Tower is a medieval tower from the 15th to the 16th century in Lisieux (Calvados), a vestige of the old fortifications of the city. Enlisted for historical monuments in 1927, it was the object of work in 2024.