Reference
PA00093892
Latitude
42.87578801
Longitude
1.83319737
Address
09300 Montségur - France
Construction era
13e siècle
Protection date
1862 : classé MH ; 1989/03/03 : classé MH
Protection cause
Ruines du château : classement par liste de 1862 ; Vestiges archéologiques se trouvant sur le Pog de Montségur, constitué par le village au pied du château, les lignes de défense situées sur les versants Nord et Sud, le poste de guet du Roc de la Tour (cad. A 852, 2375, 2425) : classement par arrêté du 3 mars 1989
Description
On March 16, 1244, following the assault of the royal army on the castle, more than two hundred Cathars were burned alive, which marked the destruction of the hierarchy and the structures of Catharism in the South. The characteristics of the castle indicate that he underwent significant changes or was rebuilt at the end of the 13th century, evolving from a seigniorial castle to a royal fortress integrated into the defense of the Aragon border. A garrison was parked there until the 17th century. The excavations made on the "pog" show that the whole mountain was developed at the beginning of the 13th century, updating vestiges of the final bronze age, the period of Tène III and the Lower Empire. The village developed around the castle and was surrounded by an enclosure. The dwellings were built in stone and wood. Cisterns supplied water. Roes and stairs facilitate traffic. Outside the enclosure, a path protected by a dry ditch and a barbican isolated the castle and the main part of the village of the rest of the mountain.
