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Motte Saint-Albe

Coordinates: 44°46′09″N 0°37′40″W / 44.7691°N 0.6277°W / 44.7691; -0.6277
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Vesige of Motte Saint-Albe, Gradignan, France

Motte Saint-Albe is a medieval castle hill in Gradignan, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Built at the end of the 11th century, nothing remains of the castle or tower that was situated on the motte.[1]The motte has a 30 metre diameter at the base is 7 metres tall. It is surrounded by a ditch and a vallum.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Boucle des châteaux à TALENCE - Itinéraires touristiques". Gironde Tourisme (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-19.
  2. ^ France), Société des antiquaires de l'Ouest (Poitiers (1885). Mémoires de la Société des antiquaires de l'Ouest (in French). Fradet et Oudin Libraires. p. 547.

44°46′09″N 0°37′40″W / 44.7691°N 0.6277°W / 44.7691; -0.6277