Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Tour de Montbran
Pléboulle, Côtes-d'Armor, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- La tour (cad. ZN 20) : inscription par arrêté du 28 mars 1994
- Protection dates
- 1994/03/28 : inscrit MH
- Type
- édifice fortifié
- Main period of construction
- milieu 12e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété privée
- Lieu-dit
- Montbran
- Commune
- Pléboulle
- Département
- Côtes-d'Armor
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 48.59347, -2.35778
- Mérimée reference
- PA00132548
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesIGN France — GéoportailDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1750 map "Composite 4: Carte de France." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Cette tour octogonale emmottée, circulaire à l'intérieur, a été édifiée vers 1150. C'est un spécimen extrêmement rare de l'architecture médiévale, présentant des caractéristiques particulières qui l'ont souvent fait attribuer aux chevaliers du Temple. Il ne reste aujourd'hui qu'un donjon à demi ruiné. Celui-ci se trouvait primitivement au centre d'un revêtement de terre qui a presque disparu. Ce château à motte devait commander un passage du Frémur.
English translation
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History
This octagonal earthed mound tower, circular on the interior, was built around 1150. It is an extremely rare specimen of medieval architecture, presenting particular characteristics which have often led to it being attributed to the Knights Templar. There remains today only a half-ruined keep. This was originally at the centre of an earth rampart which has almost disappeared. This motte-and-bailey castle must have commanded a passage of the Frémur.
Nearby in the register
- Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Templechapelleunder 1 mi
- Chapelle Saint-Sébastien de Pléhérelchapelleunder 1 mi
- Église Saint-Pierre Saint-Pauléglise2 mi
- Chapelle Notre-Dame de Hirel et croix près de la chapellechapelle2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.