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hquittner Says: The west facade is unadorned with only a couple of slit windows. Before it is a fine porch whouse upper platform has beentopped with battlements. A guard walk stretches between the heavy crner towers. (The NW tower has partly fallen away). A lateral view of the church...
hquittner Says: Only a fragment of one cloister arcade survives. There is a central well area, pieces of the chapter house and the enclosure walls. Adjacent there are foundations exposed by the archeological digs and beyond this the dormitory wh ich contains the artefacts found here.
hquittner Says: The church interior could not be entered when we were there due to the restoration work. We could only enter the narthex and peer inside. Nevertheless we could visualize its Gothic shape and sturdy vaulting and even see a decorative central bay boss. and an ancient...
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The church interior could not be entered when we were there due to the restoration work. We could only enter the narthex and peer inside. Nevertheless we could...
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A Large Fortified Rural Church
Less than 5 miles east of Beaumont-du-Perigord is St.-Avit. It is the site of a one-time Abbet to that saint out in the countryside with a small town (pop.432) next to it. Such a large church is a...
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