Château de Kéravéon, Neoclassical palace hotel in Erdeven, France
The Château de Kéravéon is a castle in Erdeven, about 1 km north of the town centre. Its 17th-century main building has seven bays and two pavilions; the north pavilion is a renovated five-storey tower topped by a lantern. A large tower was added in the 19th century, and the interior ground-floor gallery is paved in black and white.
The site was held by the Talhouët family from the 13th to the 18th century; the first building is attributed to Pierre de Talhouët in the mid-14th century. It passed to the Cambout de Coislin family in 1761, was enlarged in the 17th century and rebuilt in the 19th. In 1795 General Hoche used it as headquarters against the Quiberon landing, and republican troops burned it before leaving. Bought in 1798 by Adélaïde de Coislin de Botdéru, it was restored; the five-storey tower was renovated in 1822-1823 as a landmark for coastal navigation.
The entrance portal and the cylindrical dovecote were listed as monuments historiques by decree on 19 November 1941. The dovecote is topped by a campanile resting on six stone shafts, a detail visible from the grounds. The 20-hectare park, with three water features, is open to the public.
The castle stands at the Kéravéon hamlet, about 1 km as the crow flies north of Erdeven town centre. Its 20-hectare park, with three bodies of water, is open to the public. The colombier and the entrance portal, flanked by two large towers, are the listed elements to look for.
The five-storey tower was renovated in 1822–1823 by state services specifically to serve as a landmark for coastal navigation. The cylindrical dovecote, topped by a campanile on six stone shafts, is one of the outbuildings within the enclosure.
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