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At Montcuq, in the Quercy Blanc south-west of Cahors, the Château de Charry guards the entrance to a valley that bears its name. It was built at the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th century by the Charry family, merchants of Montcuq who were ennobled in the mid-15th century. The most famous member of the lineage, known as the "second Bayard", organised the king's guard under Charles IX, the forerunner of the French Guards regiment, before dying in 1563. The seigneury remained with the Charry family until the Revolution, after which it passed to the Lavaur de Charry family. The château consists of a keep flanked by two polygonal towers, within an enclosure that retains a round tower and a barbican; wings and outbuildings were added in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. In the 20th century, the British writer David Garnett rented part of the building and died there in 1981. The façades and roofs have been listed as monuments historiques since 6 October 1976, and the house has been restored since 1984 by private owners.