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Infraredd

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This is the closest ruin to our French house. It's down a cart track past an old cemetery at the bottom of a valley.
First mentioned in 1542 as the property of Jean Fayolle whose family built the chateau in 1610. Purchased in 1633 by the Dufraisse family, it became an industrial site (forging mill) with the place having mixed fortunes until it's closure in 1860.
The chateau was destroyed by fire 'accidentally' in 1932 with bad the weather in 1992 adding to it's woes as one entire building seems to have disappeared into the river.
Just as you enter the actual site there is an indecipherable map showing all the structures and giving a potted history (in French). Seems that most or even all the early industrial stuff has gone and what is left is full to the first or even second story with rubble from the upper rooms and roof.
Pictures
The map ~ I stood at the point where it said I was and nothing was where the map indicated..........

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Front of chateau.

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Security measures.

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Warehouse?

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Stairs & entrance to first floor.

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Looking down into the shell.

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How it looks from the back ~ it's all (Chateau included) built into the side of the hill.

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Think this was once the grand entrance to the Chateau

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Inside

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Interesting but very tight and unsafe entrance to the ground floor.

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This was the one remaining upper room

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And below it the one remaining lower floor room

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Out the back through this hole

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First floor on a level with the ramparts

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In colour ~ ceiling seems to be made of pebbles & soil.....

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Rear of Chateau

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Ramparts above the river

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Another room entrance at ground level.

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Inside ~ better ceiling this time

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Side wall & entrance to Cellar

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Cellar

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Looking back at Chateau

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Out buildings

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Bridge across river

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Thanks for looking.
 


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