Is Mothes Castle open to visitors?

No, it is private property within a working farm and is not accessible to the public.

When was this tower built?

It dates from the late thirteenth century, during the period of partial Plantagenet control in Gascony.

What is the condition of the castle?

The tower retains its walls and staircase, but the floors and roof have been lost. It has been protected as a historical monument since 1987.

Château de Mothes

Mothes Castle

Condom

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Where: Condom

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Château de Mothes stands in Condom (Gers), in the Occitanie region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: fourth quarter of the 13th century, first quarter of the 14th century, fourth quarter of the 18th century, first quarter of the 19th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Mothes Castle is a tower dating from the late thirteenth century, situated on a hillside near Condom. The structure stands within the buildings of a farm and an early nineteenth-century residence. It forms part of the network of fortifications built across Gascony during the medieval period when the region was partly under Plantagenet control.

What to know

The tower is not open to visitors and remains private property within a working farm.
The original floors and roof have been lost; only the walls and staircase remain.
A staircase tower was later converted into a dovecote.
The building stands on a slope near the road to Agen.

Where this château is

Condom · Gers · Occitanie

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Address

32100 Condom

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00094771
Period of construction: fourth quarter of the 13th century, first quarter of the 14th century, fourth quarter of the 18th century, first quarter of the 19th century

Frequently asked

Is Mothes Castle open to visitors?: No, it is private property within a working farm and is not accessible to the public.
When was this tower built?: It dates from the late thirteenth century, during the period of partial Plantagenet control in Gascony.
What is the condition of the castle?: The tower retains its walls and staircase, but the floors and roof have been lost. It has been protected as a historical monument since 1987.