Pigeon tower (kerigou)

Pigeon tower in Kerigou, behind it the chapel of the hamlet

inside view

The pigeon tower (French colombier or pigeonnier ) in Kerigou, a hamlet in the French commune of Saint-Pol-de-Léon in the Finistère department in Brittany , was built in the 17th century. The pigeon tower has been on the list of architectural monuments in France as Monument historique since 1997 .

The octagonal tower made of stone with a stone roof is crowned by a simple lantern .

See also

• Pigeon towers in France

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , p. 1412.

Web links

Commons : Pigeon Tower (Kerigou)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Colombier de Kerigou in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 48 ° 40 ′ 28.44 "  N , 3 ° 57 ′ 50.01"  W.