Limont Castle (french: Donjon de Limont) is a 13th-century

keep A keep (from the Middle English ''kype'') is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars have debated the scope of the word ''keep'', but usually consider it to refer to large towers in c ...

(''donjon'') in the '' ancienne commune'' of

Limont Limont is a village and district of the municipality of Donceel, located in the province of Liège in Wallonia, Belgium. The village has existed at least since the Middle Ages. A still extant keep, a fortified tower also known as Limont Castle, w ...

, in the municipality of

Donceel Donceel (; wa, Doncél) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Donceel had a total population of 2,828. The total area is 23.31 km² which gives a population density of 121 inhabitants ...

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. The keep, which served as the fortified residence for Robert de Limont, the first lord of the area, included a front entry raised to the second level (see image) to provide an extra security precaution in case of attack. Limont Castle is not directly associated with the Château de Limont, built in the 18th century roughly northwest of the fortified tower, on land that was part of the estate.

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