Le Fosse
Ancien chateau fort à Echevannes - Côte D'or(21)
Photographs by Clive Hodsdon
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The house is owned by Edmond Kruszynski, who is permanently resident there, and is built on a site occupied since the 11th century. It was built in the 16th century and has been much restored. A recent project has been the renovation of the roof with coloured tiles typical of Burgundy. Further projects continue. |
The house is surrounded by a moat crossed by a working drawbridge. This has been converted to work electronically via a remote control. Click on picture to view drawbridge lifting. |
Another view of the drawbridge entrance to the house. |
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The drawbridge looked very different at the beginning of the 20th century, as shown by this old photograph. It was also a working farm at that time. |
The house also looked very different. Compare this photograph with the recent photograph of the house at the top of the page. |