The circular battered
shape of the bottom of the tower is inspired from a
drawing of 1436 and the
current ruins. The cistern is
located next to the tower. The rain water was guided to the cistern through stone conduits
along the wall. Because the castle is built on rocks, it was impossible to dig wells for
water supply.
This postern
can only be reached by foot through wooden scaffolding. The keep
was forbidden to horsemen! Like the main gate, this access is protected by hoarding.
The great hall (named "aula" in the texts of the 14th century) is one of
the 2 buildings in the keep. Another house and the chapel were built next to the great
hall. All these buildings are made of stone.
The
Keep of Bellecombe 
