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General & History
This typical 16th century manor house is located at the edge of a river in a small valley. Newly restored, it features an original thatched roof. Outdoor amenities include 2.5 hectares of grounds, a garden equipped with outdoor furniture, and a 25m2 terrace. The house is located 40km south of Cherbourg, just 5km from the small town of Haye du Puits which offers a good selection of shops. It is 30km north of Coutances and 25km west of Ste Mere Eglise and the Landing Beaches (Utah).
The chateau was built as a fortified house during the Huguenot rebellion in the 16th century and is quite unique in this part of Normandy. The windows were specifically designed for attack and defence; one has an opening for a rifle, the tower has openings from which to hurl tar and boiling oil onto the invaders and, perhaps most tellingly, there is a liturgical basin. The last Huguenot owner was executed in 1597 for crimes against the Abbaye de Blanchelande to which the King awarded ownership of the manoir for a period of two hundred years, in compensation. This though is only part of the story of the Cotentin Peninsular. It is also an ancient Celtic land of hills, woods and marshes, myths and legends, villages and traditions. During the summer of 1944 the property, because of its many sources, was the point of water supply for all of the American forces in Normandy Operation Cobra. The 16th century surroundings and beautiful furnishings offer a glorious feeling of stepping back in time to a part of France where time passes by unnoticed and very little ever changes.