An isolated 14th and 17th century castle divided into four homes, in the middle of 34 hectares of land in the Dordogne area, to the northwest of Périg
An isolated 14th and 17th century castle divided into four homes, in the middle of 34 hectares of land in the Dordogne area, to the northwest of Périgueux.
This property is located in the heart of the Nouvelle Aquitaine region, in the centre of the Dordogne area, where the Périgord Blanc boasts an undulating landscape. The age-old building seems to change colour with the ambient light, thanks to the white limestone from local quarries. The area can be easily reached via the A89 motorway linking Bordeaux to Lyon via Périgueux and Brive, as well as by the Bordeaux-Périgueux-Limoges railway line. The airports in Bergerac and Bordeaux are respectively 50 minutes and 1 hour 30 minutes away.
The nearest town, just 10 minutes away, boasts all the essential shops and services, while Périgueux, which is the area's administrative centre, can be reached quickly.
This estate, in the heart of a rural and undulating environment, away from large and medium-sized thoroughfares, is spread out over more than 34 hectares of meadows, organic farmland and woods. The buildings, located in the centre of this land, are surrounded by parkland and boast an inner courtyard, gardens, patios and an approximately 1-hectare orchard. The property benefits from uninterrupted 360° views.
It is made up of a main edifice with two wings in an L-shape flanked by an imposing 14th-century round tower where they join, a farm with its various farm buildings near to the passing road and, lastly, set slightly away from the rest, a swimming pool with a view overlooking the surrounding nature.
The rubble stone and ashlar façades are mostly rendered, with mainly rectangular doors and windows, some of which have mullions and transoms, while the mainly gabled roofs are made up of half-round or flat tiles.
The main entrance to the property is formed by a drive, lined with hundred-year-old trees and a long farm building, that leads to an inner courtyard closed by a gate. A secondary entrance runs alongside a lawned, shaded parking area to the west wing of the castle.
The castleThe property is built on a slope and consequently the living quarters are on several levels. It also has semi-underground cellars. It is based around a round, defensive, stone tower built in the 14th century, with four stories, one of which is a semi-underground cellar. It also has a room at the top to be converted, beneath the flat-tiled pepper-pot and sprocket roof, which was renovated after the violent storms of winter in 1999. The L-shaped castle is made up of:
- To the west, a section partially dating back to the Renaissance, adjacent to the tower, adjoined by a long 18th-century outbuilding with a lower roof. The two roofs on this west wing are gently sloped and made of half-round tiles.
- To the south, a wing added to the Renaissance tower at a later date, with one storey - at garden level opening onto the courtyard to the north and a patio to the east - above semi-underground cellars and below a loft with a hipped, sprocket roof made of half-round tiles.
The south wing
This 209-m², manor house like building was restored in the 19th century takes up the whole of the ground floor. Its wooden, main entrance door opens into the courtyard to the north. It boasts a patio paved with stone to the east, shaded by wisteria, and another entrance from the outside to the west. Its southern façade overlooks the valley. Throughout the house, there is period pitch pinewood or oak flooring, while the double-glazed windows mostly boast wooden joinery and the walls are plastered or wallpapered. The vast hall leads to a dining room, a kitchen boasting plaster moulding, a trumeau and built-in wooden cupboards. The three bedrooms on this level, one of which is in the tower, each have an en suite shower room or bathroom with separate lavatories. The central heating, made up of ...
