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Beauregard Castle, Chippis
Summary
Beauregard Castle (in French "Château de Beauregard") is a ruined castle on the territory of Chippis in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is situated on a rocky spur at the entrance to the Val d'Anniviers.
Of unknown origin and use, it belonged to the Raron family in the 14th century. In 1387, the castle was damaged by the soldiers of Amadeus VII in reprisal for an uprising of the Raron against the Bishop of Sion, Edward of Savoy. Thirty years later, it was destroyed in a fire as a result of the Raron affair. Archaeological excavations between 2008 and 2011 have revealed its perimeter and ruins.
The castle had a dwelling served by a spiral staircase, a tower and a circular cistern unique in Valais, all surrounded by an enclosure. Access from the footpath used to be via a wooden footbridge. Since 2017 it is accessible via a short via ferrata.
Beauregard Castle is located in the municipality of Chippis in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is located at the entrance to the Val d'Anniviers, on the right bank of the Navizence, on a rocky spur about above Chippis and at an elevation of . It is accessible from the south, from the village of Niouc. A natural fault, however, isolates it from the path which, in the Middle Ages, was completed by a wooden footbridge. Also known as "l'Imprenable" (in English "the Impregnable"), the castle's location overlooks a panorama of the Rhône valley and part of the Val d'Anniviers.
The origin of the Beauregard Castle is uncertain; it was only mentioned twice in the regional archives: on a deed of 1457 under the name "bel regard" and on a map of 1545 under the name "Perigard". Some historians placed its construction in 1097, but there is no evidence of this. Its architectural style, however, is similar to other castles in the area and suggests that it was built in the eleventh century. It is very likely that it already belonged to the de Raron family before 1380, the year in which Peter of Raron married Beatrice, daughter of James II of Anniviers.
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