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Le château en bref
The Castello San Colombano, in Rogliano, on Cap Corse, is thought to have been built between the late 12th century and 1246 by Ansaldo da Mare, head of the powerful Da Mare family, which long dominated the region in its relations with Genoa. In 1388, the Da Mare family swore allegiance and paid homage to the Genoese city. After the wars waged by Sampiero Corso and Corsica's rapprochement with France, Genoese soldiers dismantled the fortress in 1554. The site, which today consists of a heavily deteriorated central keep within an enclosure and a courtyard retaining several sections of wall from earlier structures, has been partially listed (inscrit) as a historic monument since 9 July 1996; it remains privately owned.