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Infraredd

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Had to go to France to sort something out so arranged a few extra days to see the sites. However the situation was much worse than I expected & I only got to see a few places & this was one.
It was a sod to find 'cause the French are scarring the landscape with a new motorway which chops the road this is on in half. So after much farting around up dead ends and another derelict farm (will post later) I found it in my rear view mirror. Alas the farmer was in the way of my direct access so I had to go round the back route across some newly planted crops - never mind.
The first building was XIVth century. The Chateau sits in a depression & the further away from the security gate, the deeper the depression gets.
Surrounded in an enclosure comprising of the vestiges of turrets and including three other buildings, a barn, a furnace (or bread ovens) and a smaller building possibly used as another dwelling.
In the basement a network of underground tunnels and rooms have been used for occupation dating back to the XIIth and XIVth century. The grounds are honey combed with holes and pits - definitely not a night explore!
During the First World War it was a prison before finally falling into ruin.
I was interested because of the promise of underground rooms and on that count it did not disappoint.

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Internal

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Pit under fireplace

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Followed this as far as I dared - didn't want to get stuck trying to see round the corner

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Tower

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From the tower looking down

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The other way

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Small Chamber

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Top of stairs with another room

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From the back of one of the cellars

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Tunnels and chutes everywhere

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Entrance to the underworld

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Inside the cellars

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Looking out

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And back out again

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Furnaces/ Bread ovens

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Dovecote

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Barn with chained up machinery - Can't think who would want to nick these?

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Complete set here

https://www.flickr.com/photos/infraredd/sets/72157643706451724
Thanks for lookin'
 
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Wow what an amazing structure! I've never seen a pit like that under a fireplace!
Fantastic photos of a fantastic site, cheers for sharing! :)
 
Despite looking like a Swiss cheese this looks so solidly built it will probably stand the test of time for another 600 years. Magnifique.
 
I don't get your 4th shot, but it's awesome... Really nice!!
In the second picture there is a hole in the wall with 2 bits of wood in front of it. The hole goes right the way through the wall and on the other side the hole has an arched mantle. I thought it may be a fireplace but after thinking about it I decided it's more likely to be a well & this is looking down it.
 


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