Chateau Beynac
Posted: November 28, 2008
Filed under: Dordogne Valley
Tagged: 12th century, 14th century, 15th century, 17th centuries, 17th century, baronies, barons, centuries, chateau beynac, dordogne, dordogne region, fortresses, last supper, rivalries, rivers, sculptures, sheer cliff face
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The castle was built from the 12th century by the barons of Beynac (one of the four baronies of Périgord) to close the valley. The sheer cliff face being sufficient to discourage any assault from that side, the defences were built up on the plateau: double crenellated walls, double moats, one of which was a deepened natural ravine, double barbican.
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