Samarès Manor
Samarès Manor ( Jèrriais Mangni d'Sanmathès ) is a mansion with parts dating from the Middle Ages in the Vingtaine de Samarès in the parish of St. Clement on the Channel Island of Jersey and is the traditional manor of the Seigneur de Samarès . The mansion is one of the most important monuments on the island ( List Grade I ).
The name Samarès stands for an old French word that means salt meadow or marshland and thus the type of soil that is (or was) predominantly located here in the low-lying areas.
The oldest part of the building is the vaulted cellar, which is believed to be a crypt of a chapel from the 11th or 12th century.
In 1924, James Knott took over the property and redesigned the building, just as he redesigned a large part of the site into a garden in the 1920s and 1930s. This became famous as a botanical garden and can be visited to the public between April and October.
The round tower in this area, called Colombier , is a dovecote believed to be the oldest of its kind on the island of Jersey. It is also said to date from the early 12th century.
In the surrounding area there is a four-sided courtyard , which is partly used for the management of the property. It also houses the Rural Life and Country Museum and holiday apartments .
Web links
- Homepage of Samarès Manor
- Samares Manor in the Middle Ages , article from the Bulletin of Société Jersiais (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Description in entry CL 00085 of the List of Monuments of the States of Jersey , accessed on September 9, 2017.
Coordinates: 49 ° 10 ′ 27.3 " N , 2 ° 4 ′ 37.6" W.