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The Château de Thil lies south of Poil, in the Nivernais Morvan, on a passage between the Mont Dône and the Bois de Manizot, at the former boundary between Burgundy and the Nivernais. The first traces of fortification date back to the 12th and 13th centuries, and the lordship of Thil is mentioned in the 13th century; in 1400, Alips de Thil held a lordship dependent on the barony of La Roche. The château and its hamlet appear on the 18th-century Cassini map, and the historian Jacques-François Baudiau refers to the site and its former chapel in 1854. Remodelled in the 19th century, the complex today takes the form of an L-shaped manor house on a raised platform, supported by substantial walls, with a single-storey main building with an attic, beneath a long tiled roof. The remains of a tower pierced with loopholes, vaulted rooms and ancient masonry survive, while a neighbouring farm building stands on extensive cellars. A privately owned property that is not listed as a historic monument, it is not open to visitors. It should not be confused with the Château de Thil in Côte-d'Or.