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Château de Joyeuse Garde
🇫🇷 France · 12th century
The Château de Joyeuse Garde is the site of a castle associated with Joyous Gard from Arthurian legend. Its ruins in the town of La Forest-Landerneau in Brittany date to the 6th century. It was listed as a monument historique on 6 October 1975.
The castle is the subject of "Joyeuse Garde", an 1859 poem by Algernon Charles Swinburne.
Text adapted from “Château de Joyeuse Garde” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Joyeuse Garde ranks #4,876 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #389 of the 456 mapped in France. Founded 1200, it is older than 77% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 510 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Château de Joyeuse Garde?
Château de Joyeuse Garde stands in France, at 48.4242°, -4.3162°.
When was Château de Joyeuse Garde built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1200. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Château de Joyeuse Garde?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,876 of 7,044 worldwide, and #389 in France. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Château de Joyeuse Garde?
Château de Brest, about 14 km away.
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