French resident finds ch芒teau at end of his garden
A resident in Corr猫ze (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) has accidentally discovered the remains of a medieval ch芒teau while gardening at home.
Florent Cornaton, who lives in the historic village of Treignac, was cutting down some overgrown vegetation at the end of his garden when greenery was covering up a very old wall.
He continued to investigate, eventually uncovering evidence of battlements, arrow holes, and what he called 鈥渁 very beautiful building鈥�.
The ch芒teau remains to about the year 1000. Historical documents show evidence of a building on the site, despite it being covered and forgotten about for centuries.
Daniel Borzeix, a local historian and editor of a book about the ch芒teau, : 鈥淲e believed that [the ch芒teau] did exist, but we were never able to verify it.鈥�
Speaking of the importance of the discovery to the local area, Mr Borzeix : 鈥淲hat is important, is that people are going to be able to own this heritage. When you speak about ch芒teaux to children or adults, it always makes them dream.鈥�
Now, Mr Cornaton and local history lovers are working on raising the remains from the mud, to make it a real historical destination.
An exterior wall and a tower are so far visible.
