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Le château en bref
In Mesnil-Verclives, in the Norman Vexin north-east of the Eure, the manor known as the Prieuré takes its name from its links with the Cistercian Abbey of Mortemer, founded in the Forest of Lyons, on which it depended. Twelfth-century charters, including a donation by Postel de Verclives made between 1145 and 1175 or so, already attest Mortemer's holdings at Verclives. According to the Inventaire général, which studied it in 1986, the manor would have been built in the 14th century, a dating described as uncertain. The building combines limestone, flint, rubblestone and half-timbering, partly rendered, in keeping with the traditional techniques of the region. Its symmetrical plan and its elevation arranged in bays, with a basement, a raised ground floor and a square upper storey, may reflect later alterations. The long-pitched roof, with an exposed gable, is covered in flat tiles, and the staircase is set within the structure. Reported as restored, the manor is not protected as a monument historique. It is privately owned.