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Sélection de 8 dungeons, towers, citadels and bastions sur 36 dans le Midi-Pyrénées

Tower of the Cordeliers de Castres
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81100 Castres

The Tower of the Cordeliers de Castres, the vestige of a 13th century Franciscan convent, is a historic bell tower located in the Tarn, Occitania, partially rebuilt in the 17th and 19th centuries.
Signal tower of Castet d'Oo
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31110 Oô

The signal tower of Castet d'Oo, built in the 10th and 11th centuries, is a historical monument located in Oo, in the Haute-Garonne. This square tower probably served as a watchtower in the Pyrenees.
Tour du Bourreau de Lectoure
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32700 Lectoure

The Bourreau Tower, the only 14th century vestige of the medieval ramparts of Lectoure in Occitanie, served as a residence for the executioner and a strategic defensive point on the steep plateau of the city.
Tour de Sagnes de Cardaillac
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46100 Cardaillac

The tower of Sagnes, built in the 13th century in Cardaillac (Lot), is a 21.5 m high square fortified tower, a key element of the medieval defensive system of the village, now classified as a historical monument.
Ruins of the Teyssieu tower
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46190 Teyssieu

The ruins of Teyssieu Tower, a 13th century square dungeon, dominate the village of Teyssieu in Occitanie. This classified historic monument, 30 meters high, illustrates the medieval military architecture of Quercy.
Laroque-des-Arcs toll tower
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46090 Bellefont-La Rauze

The toll tower of Laroque-des-Arcs, built in the 13th century, is a historical monument located in Bellefont-La Rauze in Occitanie, overlooking the banks of the Lot. This square tower probably served as a control for a river toll.
Tour des Cabannes
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81170 aux Cabannes

The tower of the Cabannes, known as the Sarrasine Tower, is a 13th century medieval tower located in the Cabannes (Tarn, Occitanie), a former dependency of the castle of Corrompis serving as a signal tower.
Tour de Montcuq
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46800 Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc

The Montcuq Tower is a Romanesque dungeon from the 12th to the 13th century, a seigneurial and defensive symbol located in Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc in Occitanie, classified as a historical monument since 1904.