List of manor houses

A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor in Europe. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals with manorial tenants and great banquets. The term is today loosely applied to various country houses, frequently dating from the late medieval era, which formerly housed the gentry.


Denmark

Rosenholm Castle in Denmark

Estonia

See: List of palaces and manor houses in Estonia


France

Germany

See: List of castles, palaces and manor houses in Germany

In Great Britain and Ireland

Channel Islands

England

Forde Abbey

Ireland

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Muchalls Castle, a 17th-century house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Wales

Latvia

See: List of palaces and manor houses in Latvia

Norway

Austråttborgen on the Trondheimsfjord is one of the oldest Norwegian manors

Netherlands


Poland

Portugal

Russia

Kuskovo
Arkhangelskoye Palace


Spain

Sweden

A manor house called Charlottenborg in Motala, Sweden

North America

Westbury House at Old Westbury Gardens

References

  1. ↑ "European Heritage Open days – Armagh". Retrieved 16 August 2010.

External links

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