Chateau de Chamborant

[Infraredd]

Chateau 3
From as far back as the early middle ages there was a military structure on the site of the current keep. The tower of Chamborant fell with the Bridiers to the English after the battle of Poitiers (1356), during which they killed the knight Imbert de Chamborant.
Currently derelict though it does show signs of restoration it's more of a fortified keep than a Chateau.
Made my usual undignified entrance through a tiny hole.
Pictures-


Chateau de Chamborant 1 by Infraredd, on Flickr

The pit


Chateau de Chamborant 3 by Infraredd, on Flickr

This is where all the naff posts go


Chateau de Chamborant 4 by Infraredd, on Flickr


Chateau de Chamborant 5 by Infraredd, on Flickr

Inside


Chateau de Chamborant 6 by Infraredd, on Flickr

Grand fireplace


Chateau de Chamborant 7 by Infraredd, on Flickr

Up the tower via a ladder the builders had left to an upper room


Chateau de Chamborant 10 by Infraredd, on Flickr

Another fireplace


Chateau de Chamborant 11 by Infraredd, on Flickr

Window with steps


Chateau de Chamborant 12 by Infraredd, on Flickr

Where would we be without the obligatory bog shot. Wouldn't want to sit on that on a frosty morning.


Chateau de Chamborant 15 by Infraredd, on Flickr

Not a place to drop your i-phone


Chateau de Chamborant 16 by Infraredd, on Flickr

Across the tower at more doorways


Chateau de Chamborant 14 by Infraredd, on Flickr

On the way back to the A20 I came across this Dolmen du Bagnol


Dolmen du Bagnol 1 by Infraredd, on Flickr

In the middle of a donkey field - Gallic reverence for the past!
Thanks for looking

 

[UrbanX]

Ace write up and pics.
That place is stunning, well worth the access! Fantastic images as always

 

[flyboys90]

Great pics & report,thanks for sharing.