Discover Kerguinou in France
Kerguinou in the region of Bretagne is a town located in France - some 318 mi or ( 512 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .
Local time in Kerguinou is now 07:45 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Oxford, Bristol, Cork, Quimper, and Nantes. When in this area, you might want to check out Oxford . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kerguinou ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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RADE DE BREST, Finistère, Bretagne
Saint Anne du Portzig à la base sous marine blog regards sur le finistère, bzhsojo.blogsperso.orange.fr ..
CAMARET PLAGE ET PORT, , Finistère, Bretagne
CAMARET Retrouvez toutes les photos sur www.flickr.com regardsurlefinistere.over-blog.fr ..
Tonnerre de Brest
Un petit trip de percussion a jouer sur une table de pierre sur la "pointe des espagnols", en Bretagne, avec la ville de Brest en toile de fond ..
Bretagne: Camaret sur Mer
impressions with a handycam ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Kerviniou Batteries
The batteries de Kerviniou are artillery batteries built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and are made up of an upper battery (1891) and an underground magazine (1891) Located on the Roscanvel peninsula facing the Fort du Mengant, they are a late addition to the defences of the goulet de Brest (a lower battery near the site, dating to 1695, has not yet been found). Demilitarised in 1915, they are open to the public.
Located at 48.32 -4.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Pointe de Cornouaille
La pointe de Cornouaille is a cape to the north of the hamlet of Kerviniou in France. They are both situated on the Roscanvel peninsula and, facing as it does the Fort du Mengant, a battery on the point forms part of the defences of the goulet de Brest.
Located at 48.33 -4.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Goulet de Brest
The Goulet de Brest is a 3 km long strait linking the roadstead of Brest to the Atlantic Ocean. Only 1.8 km wide, it is situated between the Pointe du Petit Minou and the Pointe du Portzic to the north and the îlot des Capucins and the Pointe des Espagnols to the south. At each turn of the tide, the ocean refills the roadstead in a current that can attain 4 to 5 knots. Sailing ships would thus wait in the cove of Camaret-sur-Mer for a favourable current to carry them into the goulet.
Located at 48.34 -4.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Fort du Mengant
The fort du Mengant or fort du Léon in the commune of Plouzané is part of the defences of the roadstead of Brest. It is made up of a high battery (58m above sea-level), with a now-destroyed artillery tower, and a lower semi-circular battery at the foot of the cliff, with two small powder magzaines. Built by Vauban in 1684, it faces the batterie de cornouaille on the Roscanvel peninsula, built to the same model as the lower part of the fort du Mengant.
Located at 48.35 -4.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Camaret Bay
Camaret Bay is a small bay on the north coast of Brittany, France. In 1694 it was the site of the battle of Camaret, a naval action between French and English forces, which culminated in a disastrous amphibious landing by the English as part of an attempt to seize the nearby port of Brest.
Located at 48.29 -4.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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