Englesqueville-la-Percée in Calvados, Normandy, France — Western Europe
Le patrimoine bâti
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The built heritage
Englesqueville-la-Percée
| — | Mon village se raconte / My village tells its story | — |
Photographed by James Hulse, June 4, 2025
1. Le patrimoine bâti / The built heritage Marker
Le château d'Englesqueville doit avoir été à l'origine entouré de fossés. Quelques parties peuvent être du commencement du XVIIᵉ siècle ou de la fin du XVIᵉ siècle. Ce château se trouve sur le tracé de la route dite « des fermes fortifiées » qui relie Grandcamp-Maisy à Port-en-Bessin.
Le manoir Rouge-Fosse des XVIᵉ et XVIIᵉ siècles occupe l'ancien fief des Canivet, famille qui à cette époque jouit des privilèges de la noblesse. Rouge fosse vient du sieur de Rouge fosse, Pierre-Charles Canivet dont le nom fait écho au sang versé au cours d'une bataille particulièrement sanglante. Le corps de logis possède une tour d'escalier carrée sur quatre niveaux percés de quatre baies hautes et étroites dont une à meneaux et une en plein cintre. Se trouve également un fleuron sur le faîte de cette tour.
A l'entrée du village, le manoir d'Ecajeul d'origine romane conserve ses ouvertures primitives des trois lucarnes ouvragées. Elément remarquable de ce domaine : la cour est entièrement pavée.
Légendes
(Photo #1) Portail du château d'Englesqueville
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(Photo #3) Le château d'Englesqueville et la tourelle
Le château of Englesqueville must have originally been surrounded by ditches. Some parts may date from the early 17th or the late 16th century. This château is situated on the route of the old road called 'the fortified farms', which linked Grandcamp-Maisy to Port-en-Bessin.
The 16th and 17th century Rouge-Fosse manor occupies the old fief of the Canivet family, who, at the time, enjoyed the privileges of nobility. Rouge fosse (red pit) comes from Sieur de Rouge Fosse, Pierre-Charles Canivet, whose name reflects blood spilt in a particularly bloody battle. The main building has a square, four-levelled stair tower, with four tall, narrow windows. One of the windows is mullioned and another is arched. There is also a fleuron on the ridgepole of this tower.
At the entrance to the village, the Manor of Ecajeul, of Romanesque origin, has conserved its three original finely-carved dormer windows. The courtyard, which is completely paved, is a noteworthy element of this property.
Captions
(Photo #1) Gateway of the Château of Englesqueville
(Photo #2) The Manor of La Rouge-Fosse
(Photo #3) The castle of Englesqueville and its turret
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Photographed by James Hulse, June 4, 2025
2. Le patrimoine bâti / The built heritage Marker
Location. 49° 23.275′ N, 0° 57.259′ W. Marker is in Englesqueville-la-Percée, Normandie (Normandy), in Calvados. It is on Le Haut Chemin (Normandie Route D514) just west of Rte de l'Église ( Route D125), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23 Le Haut Chemin, Englesqueville-la-Percée, Normandie 14710, France. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Preparing to Invade (approx. 2.4 kilometers away); Bravery Under Fire (approx. 2.4 kilometers away); Pointe du Hoc (approx. 2.4 kilometers away); Ranger Casualties (approx. 2.6 kilometers away); The Pointe-du-Hoc: the Feat of the 2nd Ranger Battalion (approx. 2.6 kilometers away); a different marker also named Pointe du Hoc (approx. 2.7 kilometers away); Les belles demeures / The beautiful houses (approx. 3.6 kilometers away); Le village / The village (approx. 3.6 kilometers away).
Photographed by James Hulse, June 4, 2025
3. Le patrimoine bâti / The built heritage Marker
The view of the front entrance to château.
Photographed by James Hulse, June 4, 2025
4. Le patrimoine bâti / The built heritage Marker
The view of the château and marker from the street.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 41 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 28, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
