Château De La Chapelle-Faucher
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The Château de La Chapelle-Faucher is a
castle A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private ...
in La Chapelle-Faucher,
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. It was built in the 13th century, and modified in the 15th, 17th and 18th century. It was struck by lightning in 1916, which destroyed the roofs of the castle. These have not been rebuilt.


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Further reading

*Guy Penaud, ''Dictionnaire des châteaux du Périgord'', p. 74, éditions Sud Ouest, 1996, Châteaux in Dordogne Monuments historiques of Dordogne Castles in Nouvelle-Aquitaine {{France-castle-stub