Château de Lastours

The Château de Lastours (Limousin: Chasteu de Las Tors) is a ruined castle in the commune of Rilhac-Lastours in the Haute-Vienne département of France.

For the Château de Lastours in Lot, see Château de Lastours (Lot).
For the Châteaux de Lastours in Aude, see Châteaux de Lastours.
Lastours Castle, Haute-Vienne, France

Construction began in the 12th century. Today in ruins, it was the former seat of the seigneurs and later barons of Lastours. It still has several corner towers and the base of the keep, altered in the 16th century. A voluntary association, over several decades, restored the castle, one of the high points of Limousin history.

It has been listed since 1956 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.[1]

See also

References
  1. Base Mérimée: Ruines du château de Lastours, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

45°38′58″N 1°7′16″E

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.