Abbaye de Coatmalouen

Kerpert

Founded in 1142 by monks from Bégard at the call of Alan the Black, Earl of Richmond, this Cistercian abbey developed over more than six hundred years on the boundary between the Trégor and Cornouaille. Placed in commendam from 1502, it died out in 1792 with the deaths of its last two monks, Dom Jean Meslays and Dom Augustin Pascal. All that remains today is a 17th-century abbey church, now roofless, whose majestic facade with its triangular pediment still dominates the countryside of Kerpert. Registered as a monument historique, it offers a striking example of a Cistercian ruin returned to nature.

Getting there : Remains on private property, visible from the surroundings

Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.

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