What is a gentleman's manor house ?

It is the fortified or unfortified residence of a minor nobleman or rural aristocrat, typically smaller in scale than a castle keep, from the Middle Ages or Renaissance.

What period does the manor of Penquélennec date from ?

It was built in the first half of the sixteenth century, at the transition between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

What is a mullioned window ?

It is a window subdivided by vertical or horizontal bars called mullions, an architectural technique used in the late Middle Ages and Renaissance.

Manoir de Penquélennec

Peumérit

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Manoir de Penquélennec stands in Peumérit (Finistère), in the Bretagne region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: first half of the 16th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

The manor house of Penquélennec, built in the early sixteenth century in Peumérit, stands as one of the few intact witnesses to a nobleman's residence from the late Middle Ages in Lower Cornouaille. Its mullioned windows, characteristic of the period, remain visible, although its original gateway has been lost. Protected as a historical monument since 1932, the manor and its porch survive as evidence of this regional aristocratic architecture.

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The manor house and its entrance porch are the subjects of the historical monument listing.
The mullioned windows are the major architectural feature that survives from the original construction.
The manor's original gateway no longer exists.

Where this château is

Peumérit · Finistère · Bretagne

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Peumérit, Finistère

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00090163
Period of construction: first half of the 16th century

Frequently asked

What is a gentleman's manor house ?: It is the fortified or unfortified residence of a minor nobleman or rural aristocrat, typically smaller in scale than a castle keep, from the Middle Ages or Renaissance.
What period does the manor of Penquélennec date from ?: It was built in the first half of the sixteenth century, at the transition between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
What is a mullioned window ?: It is a window subdivided by vertical or horizontal bars called mullions, an architectural technique used in the late Middle Ages and Renaissance.