Château de Kerguesténen

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Le château en bref

Château de Kerguesténen stood at Gestel, in the Morbihan, on the site of an older complex already shown on the 1818 cadastre. Rebuilt in the last quarter of the 19th century, it had a symmetrical U-shaped plan under slate roofs: a central block of three bays, with a basement, a full storey and a hipped roof, flanked by two projecting wings with an additional storey, and at the rear two clustered pavilions with pavilion roofs. Two small outbuildings set perpendicular to the wings completed the ensemble. Its rendered, orderly elevations were emphasised by pilasters at the corners and around the openings, while its dormer windows bore moulded and carved pediments. An old dovecote was still recorded in 1972. Completely destroyed during the Second World War, the château was replaced in the 1950s by a house built at the initiative of the descendants of the former owners, which remains a private property. It should not be confused with the Château du Verger and the Château du Lain, also located at Gestel.