All that remains today are the circular keep and its curtain wall (13th century) and their flanking towers, altered in the 15th century. The enceinte running along the promontory is from the end of the 13th century.
« ... Tes ruines à Brosse ont la fierté de l'aigle Vainement le débris près de la tombe gît Brosse ! Brosse ! à ce nom tout un passé surgit Un passé de bravoure où l'honneur est la règle ... » (Extract from a poem by Émile Vinchon)
château, brosse, ruined, castle, commune, chaillac, near, saint, benoît, sault, indre, département, france, contents, history, architecture, also, noteshistory, editlocated, former, province, berry, castle, built, during, 10th, century, viscount, limoges, husb. The Chateau de Brosse is a ruined castle in the commune of Chaillac near Saint Benoit du Sault in the Indre departement of France Chateau de Brosse Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 3 See also 4 NotesHistory EditLocated in the former province of Berry the castle was built during the 10th century by the Viscount of Limoges husband of Rothilde de Brosse The fortress which belonged to the seigneurs of Brosse now part of Chaillac Chauvigny and Bourbon Montpensier was burned by the English during the Hundred Years War Architecture EditAll that remains today are the circular keep and its curtain wall 13th century and their flanking towers altered in the 15th century The enceinte running along the promontory is from the end of the 13th century Tes ruines a Brosse ont la fierte de l aigle Vainement le debris pres de la tombe git Brosse Brosse a ce nom tout un passe surgit Un passe de bravoure ou l honneur est la regle Extract from a poem by Emile Vinchon It has been listed as a monument historique since 1935 by the French Ministry of Culture 1 See also EditList of castles in FranceNotes Edit Base Merimee PA00097290 Ministere francais de la Culture in French Coordinates 46 24 55 N 1 19 13 E 46 41528 N 1 32028 E 46 41528 1 32028 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chateau de Brosse amp oldid 1031787595, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
