When was the Manoir des Fossés built?

In the late 16th century. It was listed as a historical monument in 1992.

What type of building is the Manoir des Fossés?

A fortified gateway manor with rectangular plan, designed to serve both as a defensive passage and a noble residence.

Which families owned the manor?

Several families held it across the centuries: Le Borgne from the 14th century, de la Bouexière in the 15th and 16th, des Nos and Le Doyen in the 17th and 18th, and de Kergorlay.

Manoir des Fossés

Plélan-le-Petit

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Where: Plélan-le-Petit

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Manoir des Fossés stands in Plélan-le-Petit (Côtes-d'Armor), in the Bretagne region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: fourth quarter of the 16th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

The Manoir des Fossés, a late 16th-century structure near Dinan, merges the function of a fortified gateway with the refinement of a seigneurial residence. Its rectangular plan opens through two passages: one for carts, one for pedestrians, whilst its paired windows and cruciform arrow-slits reveal an architecture marking the transition from defence to comfort. A large hall occupies the entire upper storey, beneath a noteworthy timber frame.

What to know

The manor has been listed as a historical monument since 1992.
Located near Dinan in Côtes-d'Armor, it originated as a fief holding under Montafilant.
The facades display both defensive and decorative features typical of the late 16th century, with paired windows and arrow-slits.

Where this château is

Plélan-le-Petit · Côtes-d'Armor · Bretagne

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Address

Plélan-le-Petit, Côtes-d'Armor

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00089771
Period of construction: fourth quarter of the 16th century

Frequently asked

When was the Manoir des Fossés built?: In the late 16th century. It was listed as a historical monument in 1992.
What type of building is the Manoir des Fossés?: A fortified gateway manor with rectangular plan, designed to serve both as a defensive passage and a noble residence.
Which families owned the manor?: Several families held it across the centuries: Le Borgne from the 14th century, de la Bouexière in the 15th and 16th, des Nos and Le Doyen in the 17th and 18th, and de Kergorlay.