Pouance
The castle was founded in
the eleventh century, but it was not until late in 1173 when it was
first mentioned as one of the castles that King Henry II had taken and
destroyed in his war against his son, King Henry III - the forgotten king of English and French history. The lord
of the castle, Geoffrey Pouance, had taken the part of the young king
and the senior Henry had then taken or destroyed all of his
castles. In the 100 Years War it was held by Bertrand Du
Guesclin (d.1380) and was besieged in 1380, 1432 and 1442.
Description
Standing
on the edge of the village is a great
enceinte castle consisting of 11 towers, a mixture of rectangular,
hexagonal and round, but all apparently dating from the same
build. The apartments lay to the north and a twin towered
gatehouse, now reduced to foundations, to the east. To the
south was a large outer ward and town enclosure entered via a
rectangular gatehouse to the NE.
Why not join me here and at other French
castles? Information on this and other tours can be found at Scholarly
Sojourns.
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Paul Martin Remfry
