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Eschif de Creyssac

The timber-framed Eschif de Creyssac projects over a narrow stone wall in Périgueux, France.
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Eschif de Creyssac

SeenJul 2026

Timber-framed watch lodge on stone ramparts · Périgueux, France

Photo: Андрей Романенко (CC BY-SA 4.0), 2026-07-31.

The Eschif de Creyssac is a medieval timber-framed watch lodge projecting over a remnant of Périgueux’s old ramparts. Its familiar “Old Mill” nickname is misleading: the local tourism office says it never served as a mill. Sources disagree on its date, with 1347 in Détours en France and the 15th century in the national heritage register. Source Source Reported

Seen Jul 2026 — evidence dated 2026-07-31. A dated photograph; later reports are listed separately below. Source Reported

💡 4 things to know

  1. A watch lodgeThe building served as a defensive watch post near the medieval approaches. Source Reported
  2. A disputed dateDétours en France gives 1347; the French Ministry of Culture lists the principal construction period as the 15th century. Source Source Conflicting
  3. Protected heritageThe national register records classification as a monument historique on 17 May 1977. Source Reported
  4. Not a millThe names Vieux Moulin and Moulin du Chapitre are traditional but inaccurate. Source Reported

📍 Where it is

9 boulevard Georges-Saumande · Périgueux, France Source Checked

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🗓️ Sightings

  1. 197717 May

    Classified monument historique

  2. 201624 Aug

    Featured in Détours en France; article publication date

  3. 202631 Jul

    Photographed by Андрей Романенко

Green stamps mark dated photographs; amber stamps mark records or reports; red stamps mark loss. Publication dates are not camera dates.

🗞️ In the sources

Destination PérigueuxUndated

L’eschif de Creyssac

“Bien que n’ayant jamais servi comme moulin”

Although commonly called a mill, it never served as one.

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Détours en France2016

Périgueux : patrimoine préservé depuis 2000 ans

“une ancienne loge de guet à colombage posé en équilibre”

An old half-timbered watch lodge balanced over the ramparts.

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✅ The facts

Type
Medieval watch lodge Source Checked
Construction date
1347 in Détours en France; 15th century in the national heritage register Source Source Conflicting
Location
9 boulevard Georges-Saumande, Périgueux Source Checked
Structure
Half-timbered room over stone ramparts Source Checked
Builder
Not identified in the checked sources Source Unconfirmed
Old Mill name
Traditional misnomer; it was never a mill Source Checked
Heritage status
Classified monument historique, 17 May 1977 Source Checked

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Last checked: 29 October 2026. How we verify art