Pigeon Tower (Saint-Uniac)

Pigeon tower in Saint-Uniac

The pigeon tower (French colombier or pigeonnier ) in Saint-Uniac , a French commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the Brittany region , was built in the 17th century. The pigeon tower has been classified as a monument historique since 2005 as part of the Manoir de Quénétain (manor house) .

The round tower made of quarry stone is closed off by a slate roof. The lantern as the crowning of the roof served the pigeons as access to the interior, where there are around 300 nests. There was a rotatable ladder there that could be used to clean the nests.

See also

• Pigeon towers in France

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , p. 969.

Web links

Commons : Manoir de Quénétain  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Description at the French Ministry of Culture

Coordinates: 48 ° 9 '49.4 "  N , 2 ° 2' 54.4"  W.