Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Pigeon House - few pigeon houses remain standing in France, as they were a symbol of Nobility, and were torn down during and after the French revolution.

My cousin, Catherine, and her husband, Hervé, live in Valognes, on Le Cotentin peninsula. See Map They gave us a great tour of its rocky, windswept coastline and some of its history.

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snoupi > Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Heavy Stone Roof - to keep the roof on the house in le Cotentin's characteristic high winds

Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Pigeon House - few pigeon houses remain standing in France, as they were a symbol of Nobility, and were torn down during and after the French revolution.