BRITTANY - WESTERN MORBIHAN - Country Manor with 63 acres
A magnificent manor house dating back to 1448 and steeped in history set in the middle of it own 63 acres of paddocks and arable land bounded on three sides by the river Scorff. The manors itself is flanked by two granite barns forming an enclosed courtyard complete with an ancient well (dated 1709) and impressive Pegasus fountain. Surrounded by beautiful countryside with far-reaching views, and no near neighbours, the manoir is in a totally private & secluded position, yet not isolated.
The accommodation, which has been sympathetically restored, consists of large, light and airy rooms presently comprises of (on the ground floor):
- An entrance hall giving onto the original feature stairs.
- A light airy dual aspect kitchen/diner with French doors to the terrace & garden, facing South with lovely views. Solid oak floors and beamed ceiling.
The centre piece of the room is a massive granite fireplace housing the "Heritage" oil-fired range cooker (supplying cooking & central heating).
- A back hall, cloak room, as well as a laundry room
- A beautiful dual aspect drawing room with a massive carved granite fireplace housing the Jotul wood burner. Once again with solid oak floors and beamed ceiling, French doors to terrace & garden. As well as painted wainscot panelling.
- A large hall giving onto the study overlooking the garden.
The first and second floors have pretty well identical layouts, both comprising of two massive suites with large bedroom, dressing room and either a bathroom or shower room. The difference being that on the first floor, both bedrooms have large character fireplaces, and those on the second floor have vaulted ceiling showing off the original roof timbers. The property, although substantial, is not rambling, and therefore is economical to maintain/heat, etc..
Surrounded by 88 acres of flexible land which is comprises of easily maintained pastures (subdivided at present into paddocks by permanent electric fencing), managed arable land and ancient deciduous woodland; all on one large plot and bordered on three sides by the small river.
The out buildings comprises of two large stone barns, one housing the large garage / workshop, the wine cellar and a large workshop with semi-glazed roof. The second houses the 6 horse boxes with hay storage in the loft. To the rear of this barn is the east facing greenhouse, which gives onto the private garden and pond with Koi carp. There is a stable yard accessed from the courtyard via double iron ornamental gates and from the internal stables, enclosed by post and rail fencing with wooden five bar gates giving access to further paddocks and the sand school. All the other paddocks have field shelters for the horses.
The rest of the extensive gardens ( +/- 3 acres) are in the process of gradual on-going development, with the addition of topiary, many old varieties of roses, trees and shrubs