La tour de Mascarda, a castle tower near Mosset, in the South of France.

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La tour de Mascarda, near Mosset, in the South of France. A watchtower dating to 1242, used to signal the castle in the town of Mosset of any impending attack via the Col de Jau.

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Location: Mosset, Pyrenees Orientales, France
Photo credit: © deadlyphoto.com / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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