When was Lierville Castle built ?

It dates from the sixteenth century and was designed on the plan of a fortified stronghold.

How many wings did the castle originally have ?

Four wings formed the initial design, two of which remain today following demolitions in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

What is the gatehouse ?

It is a defensive feature from the sixteenth century, with traces still visible on the rear facade of the west wing, although that wing was later heightened.

Château de Lierville

Lierville Castle

Beauce la Romaine

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Where: Beauce la Romaine

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Château de Lierville stands in Beauce la Romaine (Loir-et-Cher), in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 16th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Built in the sixteenth century on the plan of a fortified stronghold, Lierville Castle retains two of its original four wings, punctuated by towers. Its architectural history reflects successive transformations: the demolition of one wing in the eighteenth century to create a courtyard of honour, the addition of stone dormers, and nineteenth-century neo-gothic modifications. The south-east wing and its two adjoining towers are protected as historical monuments.

What to know

The castle is located at Beauce la Romaine in Loir-et-Cher.
Only the south-east wing with its two towers is protected as a historical monument.
The building underwent demolition and modification campaigns from the eighteenth to nineteenth centuries, preserving only parts of its original layout.

Where this château is

Beauce la Romaine · Loir-et-Cher · Centre-Val de Loire

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Address

Beauce la Romaine, Loir-et-Cher

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00125370
Period of construction: 16th century

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When was Lierville Castle built ?: It dates from the sixteenth century and was designed on the plan of a fortified stronghold.
How many wings did the castle originally have ?: Four wings formed the initial design, two of which remain today following demolitions in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
What is the gatehouse ?: It is a defensive feature from the sixteenth century, with traces still visible on the rear facade of the west wing, although that wing was later heightened.