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Le château en bref
Mez-le-Maréchal Castle, in Dordives (Loiret), is a medieval fortress set between the Betz and Ardouses stream valleys, near an ancient thoroughfare. The residential tower dates from the second half of the 12th century, the keep (about 16 m high) from the end of the century, and the square curtain wall, roughly 64 m on each side, with four corner towers and a gatehouse with two towers, from the 13th century. Built of rubble masonry and dressed stone from local materials, it is surrounded by a moat and a counterscarp bank. Since 2018, the association Les Amis du Mez has been carrying out archaeological research there.