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Le château en bref
The château of Grand-Fougeray, whose construction was ordered in 1189 by Olivier II Tournemine, originally had nine towers. Today only the 13th-century keep, known as the Tour Duguesclin (13 metres in diameter and 34 metres high, with a dovecote at its summit), and a few foundations of the curtain wall survive. Held by the English until 1350, the fortress was retaken in 1354 by Bertrand Du Guesclin through a famous ruse: he and his men, disguised as woodcutters, hid weapons in bundles of firewood before overpowering the garrison. The House of Rieux held the site until 1425. In the mid-18th century, a merchant bought the ruins and used them as a quarry for nearby buildings. The keep is listed as a monument historique.