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Origin and history

The Kergouran Manor House, located in Mellionnec in the Côtes-d'Armor, is a stone building covered with a slate, probably dating back to the early seventeenth century. Its architecture includes a span-mounted house, a door topped by a hammered coat of arms, and a dayless return granite staircase. Remains of a screw staircase and a circular feudal motte in the vicinity suggest an earlier occupation, perhaps linked to the seigneury of Kerhelgoumarc'h, attested between 1427 and 1448.

The current construction is associated with the Saint-Nouay family, whose coat of arms adorns a chimney on the first floor. The manor house, left unfinished, presents traces of modifications as a span of windows pierced in the 19th century. Its partial abandonment could be linked to the extinction of the family of Saint-Nouay, melted into that of Jégou du Laz in 1681. The commons, contemporaries of the house, complete this set included in the general inventory of cultural heritage.

The site retains ancient defensive elements, like a feudal motte surrounded by ditches, visible on the cadastre. The northern appentis, housing the kitchen with its wall cabinets and granite fireplaces, dates from the same period as the house. The doors blocked in the stairwell and the waiting stones testify to the initial project, never completed, probably due to family or financial changes.

The iconography of the mansion includes the coat of arms of Saint-Nouay (a silver boar on a white background) carved on the western chimney, accompanied by decorative interlaces. This detail, as well as local materials (granite, slate), reflect the Breton craft of the seventeenth century. The mansion thus illustrates the architectural evolution of seigneurial residences, between medieval heritage and Renaissance adaptations.

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