Motte castrale of Giat
Description
The biggest and best preserved motte (raised area of ground from a motte and bailey castle) in the Auvergne with a height of 12m. It was erected in the 11th century at the command of an Auvergnat Count. A wooden tower of which there are no traces left , would have risen from it's summit.
Heritage sheet N° 12, Collection Trésors des Combrailles, on sale in the Bureaux de Tourisme des Combrailles.
Technical Information
Altimetric profile
Additional information
Contact
Phone : 04 73 21 71 67
Email : secretariat@mairie-giat.fr
Website : www.mairie-giat.fr
Open period
All year round, daily.
Updated by
Office de Tourisme des Combrailles - 06/02/2024
www.combrailles-auvergne-tourisme.fr/
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Price(s)
Free access.
