Château de Linchamps

Ardennes · France · Castle ruin

In the Ardennes forest, the last lady of Linchamps is said to sit spinning through the night on her soundless wheel.

Deep in the dark forests of the Ardennes above Les Hautes-Rivières once stood the castle of Linchamps, today little more than stones in the woodland. Local legend has it that the last lady of the castle returns at night: wrapped in a thin white veil, she sits in a rock cleft known as the Spinner's Chair, working a spinning wheel that turns without a sound. The Ardennes rank among France's most legend-rich landscapes, crossed by wild hunts and forest spirits, and the spinner of Linchamps is one of their best-known figures.

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Where is Château de Linchamps located?

Château de Linchamps is in Ardennes, France.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.