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Le château en bref
On a spur overlooking the Scorff valley, at Lignol, the Cravial estate – sometimes spelled Crarial – occupies a very ancient seigneurial site. The land is mentioned as early as 1280 in the cartulary of Morbihan, and it remained in the hands of the powerful House of Rohan from the 14th century until the Revolution.
To the north-west of the enclosure, a motte roughly six metres high, probably medieval, recalls the site's first fortification, accompanied by remains of defensive works. A 15th-century dwelling later occupied the site, before the present château was rebuilt in 1905.
The latter consists of a main body of three bays, with a square first floor and an attic above a basement, to which a pavilion was later added on the south side. A farm dated 1778 built of granite rubble, a bread oven, outbuildings and a well complete the estate, which remains privately owned.