At the end of the 12C Eleanor of Aquitaine, the then Queen of England, gave her faithful servant, Robert le Saucier, vast tracts of land, including the Rouellé-La Haute Chapelle marshland.  The manor was erected on a moated island "motte".

In the late 16C or early 17C, the upper parts of the manor were replaced by the present wooden frames.  The manor had the appearance of a fortified gateway.  At the same time a lovely renaissance manor was built nearby although unfortunately it burnt down in 1860.