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Commanderie de Sours

Sours

Dimensions
Former keep converted into a stone dovecote (circular plan), chapel adorned with a carving of a turbaned helmet, entrance to underground passages now closed off.
Period
Founded in 1191 by a donation from Alix of France. Templar activity 1191–1312, then Hospitallers until the Revolution.
What stands there
keep/dovecote, pond, chapel, closed entrance to underground passages

Given to the Templars in 1191 by Alix of France, the commandery of Sours set its soldier-monks against the neighbouring lords of Montdoubleau in the 13th century over questions of boundaries and rights. Its keep, converted into a circular stone dovecote, survives today alongside a chapel adorned with a curious carving of a turbaned helmet and a now-sealed entrance to underground passages — passages which local legend claims lead to the château of Sours, or even to Chartres Cathedral, some twenty kilometres away.

Commanderie de Sours — Wikipédia ↗

Further reading

Getting there : not determined with certainty — estate in agricultural/private use, underground passages closed to the public

Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.

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Ambient sound

Commanderie de Sours
Fitamant · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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