Donjons, towers, citadels and bastions in Dordogne

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24360 Piégut-Pluviers

The Piegut Tower, a 13th century circular dungeon in Piégut-Pluviers (Dordogne), is a medieval military vestige. It bears witness to the conflicts between French and English in Périgord.

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24400 Issac

The Saint-Jacques d'Issac Tower, a 15th-century medieval building, is a round staircase tower located in the village of Issac, Dordogne, integrated into a typical rural architectural complex of the Périgord.

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24590 Jayac

Jayac dungeon, built in the 12th century, is a deconstructed castle located in the Black Perigord, in Jayac, Dordogne, classified as a historical monument since 1948.

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24120 aux Coteaux Périgourdins

The Chavagnac tower, the vestige of a feudal castle of the 12th and 15th centuries, dominates the village of Chavagnac in the Dordogne. This 25-metre dungeon, with mâchicoulis, bears witness to medieval military architecture in Black Perigord.

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24220 Beynac-et-Cazenac

The Beynac convent tower, a 14th century medieval vestige in Beynac-et-Cazenac (Dordogne), bears witness to a seigneurial and religious past in Black Perigord. Ranked a historical monument in 1933, it dominates the Dordogne Valley.

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24000 Périgueux

The Mataguerre tower, a 13th century vestige, is a circular fortification tower located in Périgueux, Dordogne, the last witness of the medieval ramparts protecting the Puy Saint-Front.

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24300 Le Bourdeix

The Bourdeix Tower is a medieval circular tower dating from the 12th to the 13th century, vestige of a castle, located in Bourdeix in Dordogne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).

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24170 Pays de Belvès

The Tower of the Hospital of Belvès, a medieval building of the 12th and 15th centuries, stands in the Castrum of Belvès in New Aquitaine. Its ovoid shape and pepper roof make it a remarkable vestige.