Siaugues-Sainte-Marie : Ruins of the castle
Haute-LoireReference
PA00092899
Latitude
45.08761
Longitude
3.63349
Address
43300 Siaugues-Sainte-Marie - France
Construction era
13e siècle;14e siècle
Protection date
1984/07/09 : classé MH
Protection cause
Château (ruines) (cad. K 751) : classement par arrêté du 9 juillet 1984
Description
The lordship was mentioned in the 13th century and then belonged to Alphonse de Poitiers, the brother of Saint-Louis. The castle was surrounded by an outdoor enclosure, of which only terraces and two towers still flank the main entrance. The remains of the castle include a dungeon, a tower and part of the staircase connected to the logis adjacent to the dungeon. The latter has four levels overlooking the inner home. We can see leftover wall frescoes on the second floor of the dungeon. This fortress, mainly built in the 14th century, is of particular interest because of its typically Auvergne and Vellave architecture, both by its design and by its many details.
