List of castles in Brittany
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This list of castles in Brittany is a list of medieval castles or château forts in the region in western France.
Links in italics are links to articles in the French Wikipedia.
Castles of which little or nothing remains include Château de Montafilan.
Name |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes |
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Château de Dinan | 14th century | Substantially intact | Commune | Houses local museum.[1] | |
Fort-la-Latte | 14th century | Substantially intact | Surviving drawbridge.[2] | ||
Château du Guildo | 12-14th century | Ruins | |||
Château de La Hunaudaye | 13-15th century | Ruins | |||
Château de Guingamp | 15th century | ||||
Château de La Roche-Jagu | 1418 | Intact | |||
Château de Tonquédec | 15th century | Ruins |
Castles of which little or nothing remains include Château de Joyeuse Garde and Château de Rustéphan.
Name |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes |
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Château de Brest | 11-17th century | Intact | On site of Roman fort, military fortress until 20th century. | ||
Château de Châteaulin | 10th century | Ruins | Destroyed by the English in 1373. | ||
Château de Kerjean | 1540s-1590s | Substantially intact | Damaged during the French Revolution, restored in the 20th and 21st century. | ||
Château de Kérouzéré | 15-17th century | Intact | Besieged in 1590 during the French Wars of Religion, rebuilt c.1600. | ||
Château du Taureau | 16-17th century. | Substantially intact | Built 1542, redesigned by Vauban 1689. | ||
Château de Trémazan | 13-14th century | Ruins | Partially collapsed 1995. |
Name |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes |
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Château de Bonnefontaine | 11-16th century | Rebuilt | |||
Château de Combourg | 11-15th century | Intact | Private (open to the public) | Childhood home of François-René de Chateaubriand.[3] | |
Château de Fougères | 12-15th century | Substantially intact | |||
Château de Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier | 13th century. | Ruins | |||
Château de Saint-Malo | 15-18th century | Restored | Commune | ||
Solidor Tower | 1369-82 | Intact | Formerly used as a gaol, now a museum. | ||
Château de Vitré | 13-15th century | Restored | Commune | Abandoned 17th century, damaged by fire 18th century, restored from 1875.[4] |
Name |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes |
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Château de Comper | Rebuilt | Dismantled 1598, rebuilt 19th century. | |||
Château de Josselin | 14th century | Substantially intact | Partially demolished in 1629 on orders of Cardinal Richelieu, four of the original nine towers remain. | ||
Château de Largoët | 13-15th century | Ruins | |||
Château du Plessis-Josso | 14-16th century | Intact | |||
Château de Pontivy | 15-16th century | Intact | Also known as the Château des Rohan. | ||
Château de Suscinio | 13-15th century | Restored | Département | Restored from ruin after 1965, built as residence of the Duke of Brittany.[5] | |
Château de Trécesson | 15th century | Intact | Private | [6] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Base Mérimée: Château de la Reine Anne, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Mérimée: Fort de la Latte, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Mérimée: Château de Combourg, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Mérimée: Château de Vitré, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Mérimée: Château Saint-Nicolas de Suscinio, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Mérimée: Domaine du Château de Trécesson, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)