Second manor of Auquinian

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Le château en bref

At the locality of Auquinian, in Neulliac, near Pontivy in central Morbihan, the second manor is one of the two noble residences in this hamlet, the other dating from the early eighteenth century. Its main building bears the date 1729, which places it in the second quarter of the eighteenth century. It has an elongated plan in which the functions are placed side by side, a layout typical of Breton manors of this period, which grouped under a single roof the living quarters and, at times, utilitarian spaces. The main building is constructed of granite, schist and rubble stone, roofed with slate, and has a square storey and a regular elevation. Its long-pitched roof ends in hipped gables. The spiral staircase is housed in an external turret capped with a conical roof, added after the initial construction, a sign of improved comfort and prestige for the residence. The presence of two neighbouring manors attests to the density of the rural minor nobility in this part of Brittany. Listed in the Inventaire général de Bretagne, the manor is not protected as a historic monument. It is a private property.