Registration for Historic Monuments 30 janvier 2020 (≈ 2020)
Official protection of the dressing room.
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Heritage classified
In total, the house or "chamber" in shale slabs located at the place-named Kerhir, shown in the cadastre section B parcel n°144: inscription by order of 30 January 2020
Origin and history
The Kerhir Lodge is a remarkable house located in the hamlet of Kerhir, in Plounévez-Quintin, Brittany. It is distinguished by its walls built in large shale slabs (orthostats), a technique characteristic of the modest local habitat. This type of construction reflects the available resources and traditional know-how of the region, adapted to the limited means of rural populations.
The house is located near the chapel Notre-Dame de Plounévez-Quintin, highlighting its anchoring in the religious and social landscape of the territory. It was officially recognized for its heritage value by being listed in the Historic Monuments by order of 30 January 2020. This protection highlights its architectural and ethnological interest, testifying to past living conditions and constructive practices.
In the Côtes-d'Armor, as in much of inland Brittany, traditional habitat was often marked by the use of local materials such as shale or granite. These houses, sometimes referred to as lodges, served as shelter for peasant populations or pilgrims, and were integrated into a network of small scattered hamlets. Their architectural simplicity contrasted with religious or seigneurial buildings, illustrating the social hierarchy of the time.
Today, Kerhir's lodge is a preserved example of this vernacular heritage, offering a material testimony of rural lifestyles in Brittany before the modernization of construction techniques. Its recent listing among the Historical Monuments guarantees its conservation and allows to study this often unknown part of regional history.
