Château de Montaillou

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The Château de Montaillou is a ruined castle in the French village of Montaillou, Ariège. At the top of the village is all that remains of the rectangular castle: a ruined tower and evidence of walls and earthworks. The castle was built by the lords of Alion around the end of the 12th century. Occupying a platform roughly 100m long by 30 to 40 m wide, all that now remains are three walls of the ruined keep. Access was controlled by a dry moat cut into bare rock. The courtyard was surrounded by a curtain wall, the base of which is partially conserved. Further dry moats provided defence to the north and east, while to the south the steep slope of the site was sufficient. The plan of the castle was simple: a wall linked to a tower followed the contours of the hill. The Château de Montaillou was added to the list of Historic Monuments (monument historique) in 1984. #12th_century #1984 #Ariège #castle #cathar #chateau #earthwork #Europa #Europe #France #french #Montaillou #monument #mountain #pyrenees #rock #ruine #stada #walls