Hauteroche Castle

Hauteroche Castle
Wallonia, Belgium
Castle ruins
Coordinates	50.0875°N 4.5994°E / 50.0875; 4.5994
Type	Castle
Site information
Condition	Ruined

Hauteroche Castle (French: Château de Hauteroche) is a ruined 14th-century castle, destroyed after a siege in 1554, in the village of Dourbes in the municipality of Viroinval, province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium.

The castle site was scientifically excavated between 1976 and 2002.

See also

• List of castles in Belgium

Sources

• Archeostage.com: reports of archaeological excavations of the castle site (in French)

External links

• Hauteroche Castle photos and description, www.castles.nl

References

• De Boe G., 1982. Le sanctuaire gallo-romain dans la plaine de Bieure à Matagne-la-Grande. Archaeologia Belgica, Brussels: Service National des Fouilles, p 25
• Plumier J. and Pleuger J.L., 1986: Le château de Hauteroche à Dourbes. Archaeologia Belgica II, Brussels: Service National des Fouilles, 1, p.109-112
• Pleuger J.L. and Pleuger E., 2001. Viroinval/Dourbes : fouille du château de Hauteroche. Chronique de l’Archéologie Wallonne, Namur, 9, p 227-228
• Pleuger J.L. and Pleuger E., 2002: Viroinval/Dourbes : fouille du château de Hauteroche. Chronique de l’Archéologie Wallonne, Namur, 9, p 255-256