GARDE-GUERIN CASTLE
PREVENCHERES , Lozère – Cultural heritage
About
“The castle was located on the Regordane road which linked Provence and Languedoc to Auvergne. La Garde was inhabited by noble pariers who constituted, in the 13th century, a sort of police militia responsible for ensuring order on this road.”
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“In the 12th century, the castle was used as a hideout by a band of brigands who robbed travellers. The bishop of Mende employed them to guard the road.
The building was located on a plateau protected to the north by the Chassezac, to the south and east by cliffs. Access was only possible via the Regordane. […]
All that remains of the castle is a tower and ruins. The walls formed a continuous belt around the hamlet. The walls are made up of regular courses of rectangular sandstone blocks, brought from a neighbouring plateau, and a high square tower stands in the centre of the ruined quadrilateral […]”.
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Spoken languages : French
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Services
Services
- Visites individuelles libres
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- Visites groupes libres
- Visites groupes guidées
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A moins de 10 mn à pieds de l’arrêt PRÉVENCHÈRES – PRÉVENCHÈRES – Pkg Garde Guerin !
Cet arrêt est situé sur les lignes : MENDE – VILLEFORT – GARDE GUERIN (254)
Environ 0 min (63 m).
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