The Beugy camp, William the Conqueror's camp, is a precious example of 11th-century architecture.
William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, laid unsuccessful siege to the fortress of Sainte-Suzanne from 1083 to 1087. For the purposes of this siege, the Normans built a camp surrounded by a moat and a palisade: the Beugy camp. Covering an area of almost 2.5 hectares, it consisted of two rectangular fortifications, separated by a ditch and surrounded by a moat. These enclosures were topped by a palisade and wooden turrets (primitive fortifications). Exceptionally well-preserved, it bears precious witness to a type of architecture unknown in France: earthen ramparts. Free admission.
