MONTQUINTIN. Sentinel of Gaume

A real eyrie! The village of Montquintin keeps watch at the top of a hill: this is a high, remote spot. The road leading up to it is steep. The ruins of the fortified castle bear witness to the many attacks that it has suffered, despite its thick sandstone rubble walls. The first edifice was built between the 11th and the 12th century. It stood at the crossroads of French invasions, such as those of Charles d’Ambroise (1480) and the Duke of Orleans (1542). The current ruins date from the 16th century.