Château de Kéralio, Historic castle in Plouguiel, France.
Château de Kéralio is a late 15th-century residence 2.5 km north of Plouguiel's Notre-Dame church. A long light-beige stone wing with two rows of windows and three dormers stands behind a lawn and low wooden fence; to its right rises a round tower with a conical slate roof and finial.
Built in the last quarter of the 15th century, the manor was the centre of a domain raised to a châtellenie for Roland Scliczon, seneschal of Vannes, Guingamp and Lannion and auditor of accounts under Duchess Anne of Brittany, who from 1497 authorised its fortification. The château was inscribed as a monument historique by decree of 22 March 1930, and the site was inscribed on 17 January 1944.
The name Kéralio comes from the Breton ker, meaning a village or estate, and the domain was raised to a châtellenie for Roland Scliczon, seneschal of Vannes, Guingamp and Lannion and auditor of accounts under Duchess Anne of Brittany. The residence itself dates from the last quarter of the 15th century.
The site is located north of the village and can be reached on foot or by car. Since it remains in private ownership, visitors should check beforehand whether access is possible.
The manor was made the centre of a châtellenie for Roland Scliczon, seneschal of Vannes, Guingamp and Lannion and auditor of accounts under Duchess Anne of Brittany. The round tower with its conical slate roof, seen from the lawn, is the feature to look for.
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