Cellpic Sunday: The Guédelon workhorse

Last weekend, we went on a day trip (a very long day trip) to a place called Guédelon. Here, since the late nineties, a group of craftsmen have been using traditional materials and traditional methods to construct a medieval (14th century) castle completely from scratch. It’s not a reconstruction or a renovation, it’s a new build and it is absolutely fascinating.

The site is large and widely spread out, and this noble beast spends its day drawing a cart ferrying workers and materials around it.

Cellpic Sunday 9 June 2024