Château de Marthon
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The Château de Marthon is a ruined castle in the commune of Marthon in the Charente département of France. Only the keep remains.
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[edit] History
The Marthon family was descended from the Montbrons, grandchildren of the count of Angoulême, Audouin II. This seigneury existed from the 11th century.
[edit] Architecture
The castle was built as a polygonal enceinte dominated by a square keep in the south-west corner. Living accommodation was built against the north face of the tower. A turrett has disappeared.
The castle had a Gothic chapel with two floors - the lower served as a shelter for pilgrims and the upper was reserved for the lord.
In 1960, the keep was reduced in height by a metre.
[edit] References
- (French) Châteaux manoirs logis, la Charente, éditions Patrimoines et médias 1993, ISBN 2.910137.05.8
- This article was initially translated from the Wikipedia article Donjon de Marthon, specifically from this version.
