Château de Jovelle, Medieval castle ruins in La Tour-Blanche-Cercles, France.
The Château de Jovelle is a castle ruin positioned on a rocky hilltop in La Tour-Blanche-Cercles, featuring various stone structures from different periods. The site contains a square corner tower, residential quarters with defensive details, a circular turret, and a stone-covered chapel.
The castle was built during the 1300s and later housed Edward of Woodstock during the Hundred Years War. Afterward it became a military base under King Charles VII.
The chapel here shows medieval French religious design through its barrel vault and gothic windows, reflecting how people expressed faith in stone during that era.
You can reach the ruins by walking paths that start from the nearby village. Wear sturdy shoes since the paths are uneven and parts of the castle grounds are difficult to walk on.
A stone well from the 1600s still stands in the castle courtyard today, showing how the site was modified long after it was first built. This well proves that people continued to live here and care for the structure for centuries.
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