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Castle of Blain

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castle of blain

Attribution: By Selbymay - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18341121

Location
Blain, Loire-Atlantique department, France
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Built
13th century

The Chateau de Blain or Chateau de la Groulais, is a mediaeval castle constructed in the 13th century and heavily remodelled in the 16th.
It formed part of the frontier defences of Brittany along with the towns and castles of Vitre, Fougeres, Chateaubriant, Ancenis and Clisson.

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Emma Blain

I want to go one day if not to just see if people there would know that my last name is the same as the castle. LOL


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