Hauteroche Castle

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Hauteroche Castle
Wallonia, Belgium
Dourbes CH1a.jpg
Castle ruins
Coordinates50°05′15″N 4°35′58″E / 50.0875°N 4.5994°E / 50.0875; 4.5994Coordinates: 50°05′15″N 4°35′58″E / 50.0875°N 4.5994°E / 50.0875; 4.5994
TypeCastle
Site information
ConditionRuined

Hauteroche Castle (French: Château de Hauteroche) is a ruined 14th-century castle, destroyed after a siege in 1554, in the village of in the municipality of Viroinval, province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium.

The castle site was scientifically excavated between 1976 and 2002.

See also[]

  • List of castles in Belgium

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References[]

  • De Boe G., 1982. Le sanctuaire gallo-romain dans la plaine de Bieure à Matagne-la-Grande. Archaeologia Belgica, Brussels: Service National des Fouilles, p 25
  • Plumier J. and Pleuger J.L., 1986: Le château de Hauteroche à Dourbes. Archaeologia Belgica II, Brussels: Service National des Fouilles, 1, p.109-112
  • Pleuger J.L. and Pleuger E., 2001. Viroinval/Dourbes : fouille du château de Hauteroche. Chronique de l’Archéologie Wallonne, Namur, 9, p 227-228
  • Pleuger J.L. and Pleuger E., 2002: Viroinval/Dourbes : fouille du château de Hauteroche. Chronique de l’Archéologie Wallonne, Namur, 9, p 255-256
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