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  5. 24800 Saint-Sulpice-d'Excideuil

  6. Castle of Igonie

 Castle of Igonie à Saint-Sulpice-d'Excideuil en Dordogne

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château Médiéval et Renaissance
Dordogne

Castle of Igonie

    114 Ygonie
    24800 Saint-Sulpice-d'Excideuil
Château dIgonie
Château dIgonie
Crédit photo : Père Igor - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
XVe-XVIe siècles
Initial construction
12 juillet 1965
First protection
14 novembre 2018
Total protection
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

All the facades and roofs of the mansion; run away (cf. G 64): registration by order of 12 July 1965; In total, the manor house of Ygonia, as well as its outbuilding building, situated on Parcel 53, its dovecote, located on Parcel 55, and its sundial, in accordance with the annexed plan, appearing in the cadastre section AS: inscription by order of 14 November 2018.

Key figures

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Origin and history

The castle of Igonia, originally called "Ugonia", was a strong house dependent on the castle of Excideuil. Its architecture combines a rectangular two-storey plan on the ground floor, enhanced by a polygonal staircase tower on the south facade. Two scallops adorn the western corners, while a arched door, decorated with a hammered badge and a three-headed pedestal, emphasizes its defensive and decorative character. The Renaissance openings of the north face attest to subsequent transformations.

Near the mansion remains a circular dovecote, vestige of the original outbuildings. The current set represents only part of the original domain, as evidenced by architectural remains and historical descriptions. The monument was partially protected in 1965 (façades, roofs and fuye), then in its entirety in 2018, including the dovecote and a sundial.

The arched door, a remarkable element, features a carved decoration including a partially erased character, typical of late medieval art. The cordheads, symbols of power or lineage, once supported a crouched figure today beheaded. These details illustrate the social status of the owners and stylistic evolution between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

External links

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