Pirou Castle - Old Norman Fortified Castle
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THE ROUND PATH. Built on a Viking site, Pirou Castle is an ancient fortified castle, founded in the 12th century and remodeled in the 17th century, the remains of which stand in the commune of Pirou, in Cotentin, in the Manche department in the Normandy region. A masterpiece of medieval military architecture, it is one of the oldest Norman fortified castles, among the best preserved. Following the sieges of the Hundred Years' War, it was restored in the 15th, 17th and 18th centuries. Built on an artificial island surrounded by three moats, Pirou Castle retains the oldest part of the 12th and 14th century ramparts. To access it, you must pass through five fortified gates, turning around the central moat where you will find the cart shed, the housekeepers' quarters, the seigneurial chapel and the Plaid Room where the Pirou Tapestry is exhibited. This wool embroidery on canvas, imitating that of Bayeux, is a work from the last quarter of the 20th century. It relates the legend of the Geese of Pirou and then the conquest of southern Italy by the Normans of Cotentin. The courtyard leads inside the enclosure by a stone bridge that replaced the drawbridge in the 17th century. The ramparts protect the old dwelling from the beginning of the 17th century to the east (guard room, dining room, kitchens) and the new dwelling from the beginning of the 18th century to the south. The raised terrace of the keep remains to the west. The whole is completed by the patrol path with its beautiful roofs in Cotentin schist. The very old legend of the Geese of Pirou, one of the most popular in Cotentin, links the origin of the fortified castle to the Scandinavian invasions. Besieged by the Normans, the lord of Pirou and his family transformed themselves into geese, using a spell book to escape the attackers. But when, a few days later, the geese returned to the castle to read the magic formula backwards and take human form again, the spell book had burned with the castle, set on fire by the Normans. The story would thus explain the annual migration of wild geese in March in the Cotentin. Since 1966, under the leadership of Abbot Marcel Lelégard (1925-1994), the fortified castle of Pirou has benefited from remarkable preservation and restoration. In 1968, this 12th century medieval fortress was listed in the Supplementary Inventory of Historic Monuments.
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