When was Lienesse castle built?

The castle was constructed in three phases: a fortified building in the late 15th century, followed by an ornate Renaissance wing in the early 16th century, and a comprehensive restoration in the late 19th century by architect Camus.

What is protected as a historic monument?

The circular dovecote has been listed as a historic monument since 1971. It retains its Renaissance decoration with twisted colonettes, ornamental pilasters and original interior fittings.

What can be seen of Lienesse castle today?

The residential buildings, the Renaissance gallery of the western lodge and the circular dovecote survive, but the moats and curtain walls that formed the square courtyard have disappeared.

Château de Lienesse

Lienesse Castle

Neuilly-en-Dun

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Where: Neuilly-en-Dun

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Château de Lienesse stands in Neuilly-en-Dun (Cher), in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: first half of the 16th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Lienesse castle, located in Neuilly-en-Dun in the Cher region, reflects three distinct building periods from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance. A fortified building constructed in the late 15th century, featuring two corner towers and a central stair tower, was extended in the early 16th century by a Renaissance wing decorated with sculptural ornament. The site originally centered on a square courtyard bordered by curtain walls and surrounded by moats, now vanished. A comprehensive restoration undertaken in the late 19th century by architect Camus preserved its principal structures.

What to know

The historic monument inscription specifically covers the circular dovecote, whose Renaissance architecture retains its twisted colonette decoration and ornamental pilasters.
The gallery of the western lodge features on the first floor three rectangular bays separated by prismatic and twisted colonettes with square capitals, characteristic of Renaissance ornament.
The circular dovecote, decorated with two bands of perforated cordons containing windows, preserves inside its terracotta nesting alcoves and its original rotating ladder.
The moats that once surrounded the entire castle have completely disappeared from the landscape.

Where this château is

Neuilly-en-Dun · Cher · Centre-Val de Loire

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Address

18600 Neuilly-en-Dun

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00096853
Period of construction: first half of the 16th century

Frequently asked

When was Lienesse castle built?: The castle was constructed in three phases: a fortified building in the late 15th century, followed by an ornate Renaissance wing in the early 16th century, and a comprehensive restoration in the late 19th century by architect Camus.
What is protected as a historic monument?: The circular dovecote has been listed as a historic monument since 1971. It retains its Renaissance decoration with twisted colonettes, ornamental pilasters and original interior fittings.
What can be seen of Lienesse castle today?: The residential buildings, the Renaissance gallery of the western lodge and the circular dovecote survive, but the moats and curtain walls that formed the square courtyard have disappeared.