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Pierrecharve Castle, whose ruins stand in the commune of Mûres, is a former fortified house of the 13th century, first mentioned in 1297, built on a 40 m high molasse rock overlooking the Chéran and a former wooden bridge. It was one of seven castles (along with Châteauvieux, Le Donjon, Montconon, Montdésir, Montvuagnard and Montpon) ensuring the defence of Alby and control of the crossing of the torrent. Originally fitted with a Romanesque doorway later converted into a pointed arch, and with 16th-century mullioned cross windows, the rectangular tower, about 4 x 5 m and 17 m high, survives partially in ruin. It passed through the families Paradin/de Genève (1297–1353), de la Rochette (1353–1550), de Montvuagnard (1558–1621), Beaufort (1621–1653) and then Granery (1726–1788), and was sold at public auction in 1788. Its roof collapsed between 2015 and 2017; since 2007, the association des Compagnons du Château de Pierrecharve has held a 40-year emphyteutic lease on it with a view to its restoration, a project that is financially difficult to carry through.