Summary
The Tour de Moulor or Château de Moulor is a ruined castle or watch tower in the commune of Loudervielle in the Hautes-Pyrénées département of France.[1]
History edit
The tower was built in the 13th century by an unknown builder, with alterations and additions in the 16th and 19th centuries.[1] The tower stands on the summit of a peak of grey limestone, forming an irregular platform. A chapel on the site is dedicated to St Madeleine.[2]
According to tradition, but impossible to believe, the castle was connected by a tunnel to the manor of Génos.[3]
Both the keep and the chapel are documented in the 13th century as the property of the Lords of Montlaur, vassals of the barons of Espagne-Montespan.[1] In 1540, Dominique de Montlaur gave homage for the castle, two houses and four barns. The last members of the family of the Lords of Montlaur to have lived in the castle died in 1753 and 1754.[4]
The chapel was restored in 1995.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d Base Mérimée: Château fort dit Château de Moulor, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Maurice Gourdon, "Les Tours à Signaux or tours de guet dans le Haut-Comté de Comminges, Bulletin de la Société Ramond vol 6, 1911, pages 38- (in French). Retrieved 3 December 2018. This source includes a detailed description of the castle as it was in the early 20th century.
- ^ Bulletin Général, vol 2, Société Académique de Hautes-Pyrénées (1912), p 706 (in French). Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ TOUR DE MOULOR, Les Pyrénées (in French). Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- "La tour de Moulor", La Dépêche du Midi, 20 August 2018 (in French). Retrieved 3 December 2018.
External links edit
- Base Mérimée: Tour de Moulor, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
42°48′35″N 0°24′17″E / 42.8097°N 0.4048°E