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The Rulliac Castle, also known as the Rulliac Manor House, is a historic building located in Saint-Avé, Morbihan, England. Although its initial construction dates back to the 15th century, its façade was taken over in 1544-1555 for Jean d-Arz, when a watchtower was also erected. The site, occupied from the Roman era (rests of exposed walls and ossuary), has traversed centuries by changing owners, among which the families of Arz, Rolland, or Le Diberder.

In 1925, the façade on the courtyard of honour, characteristic with its bellows, wide bays and three carved dorms (circular or straight fronts, pilasters decorated with diamond), was inscribed in the Historical Monuments. The castle, weakened by an earthquake in 1950, had to be strengthened by foothills. Its park, lined with stone walls, houses remarkable lime trees, showing its integration into a preserved landscape.

The sources mention an initial geographical confusion: although often associated with Saint Abraham, the castle is actually located in Saint-Avé, near Meucon. Its architecture thus combines medieval heritage (watch tower) and Renaissance (sculpted spaces), reflecting stylistic evolutions and seigneurial uses in Brittany between the 15th and 17th centuries.

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