The construction of the Chateau de Guedelon in Burgundy, France makes me think I’m setting the bar too low in my own aspirations! Started in 1998, the Castle is being built using only tools, materials and techniques that would have been available in the early 13th Century. The walls are being built from sandstone quarried on site, lime mortar is being prepared and the oak, clay and water used in construction come from the local forests.
Castle Guédelon
One strong point that this project raises is the very natural and until recently very obvious local sourcing of materials – build from what you have on site wherever possible rather than dragging materials across great distances at great ecological cost.
French Medieval castle – built 1998 to 2023+
The construction of the Chateau de Guedelon in Burgundy, France makes me think I’m setting the bar too low in my own aspirations! Started in 1998, the Castle is being built using only tools, materials and techniques that would have been available in the early 13th Century. The walls are being built from sandstone quarried on site, lime mortar is being prepared and the oak, clay and water used in construction come from the local forests.
Castle Guédelon
One strong point that this project raises is the very natural and until recently very obvious local sourcing of materials – build from what you have on site wherever possible rather than dragging materials across great distances at great ecological cost.
Makes me fancy building something castley
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