How old is the Ouilly manor?

The complex combines a 14th-century section, now used as a barn, with buildings from the late 15th and 16th centuries.

Can the Ouilly manor be visited?

No visiting details are available, and part of the site remains in agricultural use.

Why is the Ouilly manor a protected monument?

The two turrets of the entrance building were listed in 1927, and the five-bay building with buttresses in 1928, under historic monument protection.

Where is the Ouilly manor located?

It stands about 500 metres east of the village of Ouilly-le-Tesson, in Calvados.

Ancien manoir

Ouilly-le-Tesson

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Where: Ouilly-le-Tesson

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Ancien manoir stands in Ouilly-le-Tesson (Calvados), in the Normandie region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 14th century, 15th century, 18th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

The Ouilly manor stands apart from the village of Ouilly-le-Tesson, in the countryside of Calvados. Its two wings set at right angles date mostly from the late 15th and 16th centuries, built around an older octagonal stair tower. A surviving 14th-century section, now used as a barn, completes the group, which was once surrounded by moats that have since disappeared.

Written from Manoir d'Ouilly

What to know

The manor stands about 500 metres east of the village of Ouilly-le-Tesson.
Part of the buildings were converted into a working farm over time.
The two turrets of the entrance building have been listed as a historic monument since 1927.
The five-bay building with buttresses was listed in 1928.

Where this château is

Ouilly-le-Tesson · Calvados · Normandie

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Address

Ouilly-le-Tesson, Calvados

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Heritage status: Listed historic monument (classé); Mérimée record PA00111590
Period of construction: 14th century, 15th century, 18th century

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How old is the Ouilly manor?: The complex combines a 14th-century section, now used as a barn, with buildings from the late 15th and 16th centuries.
Can the Ouilly manor be visited?: No visiting details are available, and part of the site remains in agricultural use.
Why is the Ouilly manor a protected monument?: The two turrets of the entrance building were listed in 1927, and the five-bay building with buttresses in 1928, under historic monument protection.
Where is the Ouilly manor located?: It stands about 500 metres east of the village of Ouilly-le-Tesson, in Calvados.