Château de Marcilly, 15th-century castle in Cervon, France.
Château de Marcilly is a medieval fortress in the French village of Cervon with a distinctive triangular layout. The structure is defined by four angular corner towers plus two additional towers flanking the main building on its sides.
A Spanish nobleman named Jean de Salazart built this fortress in the mid-1400s to control the road linking Clamecy and Luzy. It thus began as a checkpoint on an important trade route between two towns.
The castle holds military artifacts from different periods, including two cannons linked to French fortification history. Visitors can observe these objects, which speak to the site's strategic importance over time.
The fortress sits near road D985 and can be reached via a tree-lined drive from the village. Note that it remains private property and is not open to the public at this time.
An underground passage in the park is home to a colony of Lesser Horseshoe bats, a species discovered sheltering there in 2019. This rare bat population makes the castle grounds an unexpected refuge for wildlife.
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