Manoir de Garnetot

English translation

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History

Manor characteristic of the Cotentin. A castle stood in the 14th century, fortified from 1327 to 1347 by Edward III of England. It was occupied by the English garrison of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte. Jean de Vienne retook the fortress in 1374. The dates of construction of the manor range from the 15th to the 17th century. The building has retained a defensive aspect with five towers and moats. The ensemble comprises a main building whose openings were all made in the 16th century. To the south, a stair tower flanked by a watch turret has lost its coping. To the north, two more modest towers stand on either side of the bridge. On the main façade, a 17th-century door, with a pediment interrupted by a coat of arms, gives access to the manor. To the east of this building stands a square pavilion. On this pavilion rests perpendicularly, to the north, a small building decorated with a stair tower on the façade. To the west, on the rear façade, a pavilion was added in the 17th century, connected to the main building by a half-embedded tower, and a projecting wing from the 15th century under which a barrel-vaulted passage gives access to the pavilion.