Kerbabu Manor

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Kerbabu Manor, in Lannilis (Finistère), is a Louis XIII-style building of dressed stone, with tall dormer windows topped by curved or triangular pediments, combining medieval foundations with Renaissance additions. It was the cradle of the de Bellingant family long before the Middle Ages; its last lord was Claude-Hubert de Bellingant (1680–1759), captain of the coastguard of the Aber-Wrac'h. The line, united with the Penmarc'h family in 1721, became extinct in 1804. A remarkable dovecote with 1,200 niches bore witness to the extent of the estate, which approached 300 hectares. Occupied by the German garrison, the manor was the scene in August 1944 of an attack by the local Resistance that ended in tragedy, costing the lives of about ten resistance fighters; a monument commemorates this episode.