Gourdon Troglodyte Fortress

En un regard

Le château en bref

The troglodyte fortress of Gourdon is a fortified site built into the side of a cliff, on the north-eastern slope of the Cavillore plateau, in the commune of Gourdon (Alpes-Maritimes). It is reached by a path that becomes extremely narrow and exposed, shrinking in places to about 30 cm wide above a drop of about 300 metres, before opening onto a ledge and then a sloping, dead-end area. The site retains a fortified gateway built of rusticated (bossaged) stonework and, a little further on, the remains of a stone vault that probably belonged to a bread oven. Its dating and precise function remain uncertain owing to the lack of detailed historical sources. Access to the site is considered dangerous, especially in bad weather.