La Roche Piriou Castle
Priziac
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- Priziac
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Château-fort de la Roche Piriou stands in Priziac (Morbihan), in the Bretagne region of France. No visits are on record for this building.
Above Priziac, on a hill overlooking the confluence of the Ellé and Aër rivers, once stood a stronghold founded around 1025 by Piriou, son of Budic, count of Cornouaille. Nothing of the structure remains visible today: railway works uncovered the base of a 13th-century round tower along with scattered finds such as stone cannonballs, a horseshoe and a bronze-footed copper cauldron. The site's history is nonetheless eventful, marked by a 1342 siege during the Breton War of Succession and a subsequent English occupation.
Written from Château-fort de la Roche Piriou
What to know
- No visible remains of the castle survive on the site today.
- The hilltop lies at Priziac, at the confluence of the Ellé and Aër rivers, in the Morbihan.
- Objects unearthed during railway construction are not displayed on site.
- No opening hours, admission fees or visitor facilities are associated with this site.
Where this château is
Priziac · Morbihan · Bretagne
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Address
Priziac, Morbihan
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
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The most visited in this department — Morbihan
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