Chateaux de Arques

 

Chateaux de Arques, with its remaining curtain wall. (Oct 1999)

This keep, which was used as a living quarters since the late 1200s, stands inside a ruined quadrangular wall. Built of a golden sandstone, the main keep features a number of arrow slits, and a very odd arrangement of corner towers, each mounted on a hollow base. The upper floors is constructed in a less refined fashion than the lower, indicating that these floors were hurried in their construction. The entire tower is open to the public, for a minor fee.

Illustrated cross-section of the main Dunjon.

The chateaux from a distance. (Oct 1999)

Another distance shot of the chateaux. This view gives you a good idea why it was built here - not much could come through this valley without passing by. (Oct 1999)

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