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<< Our Photo Pages >> Domaine de Castillon - Ancient Village or Settlement in France in Normandie:Calvados (14)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Monday, 30 December 2013  Page Views: 5200

Multi-periodSite Name: Domaine de Castillon
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 14.891 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Normandie:Calvados (14) Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Bayeux  Nearest Village: Castillon
Latitude: 49.207000N  Longitude: 0.797W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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TheCaptain visited on 27th Dec 2013 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Stopped off for a quick look while travelling home after Christmas at my sisters. The weather was foul and everything completely sodden, so didn't spend any time exploring other than driving around the local roads. One to come back to sometime, for a better look for some of the ramparts, and a look round the chateau gardens.

Domaine de Castillon
Domaine de Castillon submitted by theCaptain : View across the swollen river to the northern end of the hill where the C17th Chateau has been built on top of the ancient site. It was such horrible wet weather, I wasn't going to explore away from the road. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Gallic Oppidum of Castillon to the south west of Bayeux in Calvados, is thought to have been the capital of the Gauls during the Roman conquest, being the largest territory of the Bajocasses with 35 hectares. Traces of the oppidum are still visible today.

Excavations in 1960 revealed a ditch and double ramparts with dry stone cladding (still two meters high in 1960 in its upper part and estimated originally four meters), the ramparts being reinforced every two meters with piles vertically driven into the ground.

Of the original habitation there is no trace, although Arcisse Caumont has mentioned the discovery of fragments of weapons and a pot containing 180 Gallic coins. It is believed that the modern day (17th century) chateau has been built where the castrum would have been, and that the landscaped gardens added to the destruction.

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Domaine de Castillon
Domaine de Castillon submitted by theCaptain : A glimpse between the trees to the C17th Chateau built on top of the ancient site. It was such horrible wet weather, I wasn't going to explore away from the road. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Domaine de Castillon
Domaine de Castillon submitted by theCaptain : View towards the eastern side of the hill - some sculpting can be seen. It was such horrible wet weather, I wasn't going to explore further. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Domaine de Castillon
Domaine de Castillon submitted by theCaptain : Plan and section of the Castillon site, following the 1960 excavations. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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