When was Galinières Castle built?

The fortified grange was built in three phases between 1371 and the mid-15th century. The tower, the site's major element, dates from 1371.

What was the purpose of this site?

It was a grange belonging to the Cistercian abbey of Bonneval, equipped with agricultural buildings: barns, a stone barn, fountains, and housing for workers.

What is the Abbot's Room?

Located on the second floor of the tower, this chamber preserves original painted decoration composed of grapevine motifs.

Château de Galinières

Galinières Castle

Pierrefiche

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Château de Galinières stands in Pierrefiche (Aveyron), in the Occitanie region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: second half of the 14th century, 15th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Galinières Castle is a fortified grange founded by the Cistercian abbey of Bonneval, built between 1371 and the mid-15th century. Its main structure, a tower dating from 1371, contains on the second floor a chamber called the Abbot's Room decorated with painted grapevine motifs. The site also preserves the former gamekeeper's lodge, a Gothic stone barn with diaphragm arches, and a threshing floor from the 16th-17th century.

What to know

Historic monument protection covers the tower and outbuildings, not the entire site.
The barn is notable for its diaphragm arches, a rare ancient technique in the region.
The former gamekeeper's lodge features Gothic elements: a pointed-arch door and period window.
The threshing floor occupies the central square of the hamlet, facing the barn.

Where this château is

Pierrefiche · Aveyron · Occitanie

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12130 Pierrefiche

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Heritage status: Listed historic monument (classé); Mérimée record PA00094099
Period of construction: second half of the 14th century, 15th century

Frequently asked

When was Galinières Castle built?: The fortified grange was built in three phases between 1371 and the mid-15th century. The tower, the site's major element, dates from 1371.
What was the purpose of this site?: It was a grange belonging to the Cistercian abbey of Bonneval, equipped with agricultural buildings: barns, a stone barn, fountains, and housing for workers.
What is the Abbot's Room?: Located on the second floor of the tower, this chamber preserves original painted decoration composed of grapevine motifs.