The ruins of this tower, built about 27 meters high hill overlooking the Gulf of Brouage old, are all that remains of a mighty castle, whose origins date back to the eleventh century. At that time, marshes had not yet formed, and the ocean beat against the walls of this important building defensive. Brew then formed a seaport, a parish and lordship, whose enrichment was due to the salt trade. The castle was built around a main body, an inner courtyard, a chapel and the tower itself, which measured nearly 30 feet high (it measures only 25 yards today), the assembly being closed by a series of walls, which some vestiges remain. Around the castle there was a small town where nothing remains, except a few walls, half ruined.
preserved Today, the tower reveals two rubble walls supported by buttresses. Remnants of the ramparts, which originally measured about seven feet high, are still visible.
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