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  The Chapel

 
  The walk to the chapel
 

Take a short stroll from the château to visit its eighteenth-century chapel.  Neslted in a quiet wooded place, its spirituality is felt by those who step inside.  Château de Talhouët sits on twenty acres of woodland and meadow, where visitors will not only discover the chapel but ancinet menhirs covered in moss...untouched since prehistoric times.
  Chapel at Talhouët
 

The chapel is of an unexpected shape, perhaps  ~ resembling a borie which is  built from dry stone.  This type of construction has been known in France dating to the Ligurians in approximately 600BC up to Roman times.   An abundance of stones on a property made building in this manner very practical,  and it certainly seems that they last almost forever.  They have been built in modern times as well, and modified to suit their specific use. 

 
Religious statueChapel windows
This statue is set into a niche on the wall of the chapel just above the entrance door as seen in an earlier photo.  Once inside, the rounded form of the chapel is most evident, and stained glass windows allow plenty of light to pour into the single room.
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