Château de Kergrist

This ancient building complex, which was both the seat of a seigneurial residence and a farm, is located 4,500 metres south-east of the town of Ploubezre. Standing 87 metres above sea level, it is in the immediate vicinity of a meander in the River Léguer.
In Breton, Kergrist literally means ‘the house of Christ’ and in this case an ancient noble place. The manor of Kergrist included a chapel, a dovecote, a water mill rebuilt in 1759 and several farms run on a sharecropping or convenant basis.

In the 17th century, the manor house took on a U shape: the quadrilateral courtyard was probably extended to the north by two towers. The courtyard was enclosed by a carriage gate and a pedestrian gate. The eastern and southern facades were created in the second half of the 18th century under the Barbier de Lescoët family.

During the French Revolution, the château was sold as national property: it was divided into three parts, looted, turned into a farm and then abandoned. Pierre and Michel Huon, royal notaries, reconstituted the estate and returned it to the Barbier de Lescouët family.

In 1861, Charles Huon de Penanster, General Councillor for the canton of Plestin-les-Grèves, and his wife Claire decided to buy the estate and renovate it.

As far as its description is concerned, the coat of arms can be found on the pediment of the castle's east facade and on the stables. The façade features a staircase with two straight flights leading to the gardens. To the north, the towers were pierced to create access doors. At the end of the 18th century, the former manor house became a château - at least as far as the gardens to the south and east are concerned.

Château de Kergrist, a listed building, has been owned by the same family since 1867.