Deschamps Tower

The Deschamps Tower, locally known by its full name Donjon de la Seigneurie Deschamps, lies east of the town of Braine-le-Château (Kasteelbrakel in Dutch), in the province of Walloon Brabant in the Wallonia region in Belgium.

The Deschamps Tower, a small square tower with a stair tower at its northwest corner, was built sometime between the 13th and 15th centuries. Its ground floor, with walls 1.35 meters thick, is made of quartzite with white limestone blocks at the corners.

The seigniory of Deschamps was always dependent on the seigniory of Braine. Its only recorded historical owner is Warnier, Lord of Carnières, in 1502. During the 16th century, the upper floors of the tower were rebuilt using brick.

In 1848, the tower was restored. During the 20th century, it was abandoned and gradually fell into disrepair. In the 1990s, it was restored again and made suitable for habitation.

Currently, the Deschamps Tower is part of an active farm and is privately owned. Therefore, it cannot be visited. Too bad, I am curious about its interior.

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