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The castle of Tremohar, located in Berric in Morbihan, finds its origins in the Middle Ages with the family of Berric, mentioned from the thirteenth century. The fief passed to the Quifistre in 1390 by marriage, after belonging to the monks of the Abbey of Prayers. The feudal home, modernized in the 16th century by a member of the Quifistre family, was destroyed in 1593 during the League wars. This first castle was surrounded by a fortified enclosure, some of which still remain today.

In the 18th century, the Marquis Jean-François de Quifistre de Bavalan undertook the reconstruction of the castle around 1750, preserving parts of the communes of the early 17th century and remains of the medieval enclosure. The building, of classic style with attic windows, houses apartments decorated in the Louis XV style. The Marquis, emigrated to Jersey during the Revolution, died there in 1792, and his property, sold as national property, was later bought by his son, the future mayor of Vannes under the Restoration.

The castle remained in the Quifistre family until the 20th century, passing through alliance with Le Gouvello du Timat. In 1977, it was sold to Mr. Francès and in 1984 to Mr. Louis Blériot, grandson of the same name. Since 2020, it belongs to the Breesé family. The monument, inscribed in the Historical Monuments in 1960, preserves a 16th century well and an important charterer, now preserved in the Morbihan Departmental Archives. His name, Tremohar, means "great passage" in Breton, evoking his position on an eminence overlooking a historic road.

Among the remarkable elements are the facades and roofs of the castle, the doorway, the communes and an isolated tower, as well as a dovecote and a well with moulded margins. The domestic chapel, on the other hand, has disappeared. The site, partially open to the visit, bears witness to the architectural and social evolution of the Breton nobility, from the wars of Religion to the Revolution.

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