Kerviniou Batteries

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The batteries de Kerviniou are artillery batteries built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and are made up of an upper battery and an underground magazine Located on the Roscanvel peninsula facing the Fort du Mengant, they are a late addition to the defences of the goulet de Brest. Demilitarised in 1915, they are open to the public. ()

Local name: Kerviniou Coordinates: 48°19'27"N, 4°34'34"W

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Kerviniou Batteries – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tour Vauban, Portzic Lighthouse, Fort du Petit Minou, Pointe des Espagnols.

3.1 miS
Sébastien le prestre de vauban and history
Tour Vauban, Camaret-sur-Mer
80 min walk • The Tour Vauban, initially known as the tour de Camaret, is an 18m-high polygonal defensive tower built to a plan by Vauban on the Sillon at Camaret-sur-Mer, as part of the fortifications of the goulet de Brest.
3 miNE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Portzic Lighthouse, Brest
78 min walk • The Portzic Lighthouse is situated on the north-eastern extremity of the Goulet de Brest and is the nearest lighthouse to the town of Brest. It is a 35 metres tall octagonal tower. On the seaward side of the bottleneck entrance to the goulet, the lighthouse faces the Pointe des Espagnols.
2 miNW
Surf spot, Forts and castles
Fort du Petit Minou, Plouzané
52 min walk • Built between 1694 and 1697, the Fort du Petit Minou was a fort built in the commune of Plouzané in France to defend the goulet de Brest. It consists of 6m high masonry bastions, surrounded by a 3m deep and 9.5m wide moat.
2.3 miNE
Forts and castles, View point
Pointe des Espagnols
58 min walk • Pointe des Espagnols, located in Roscanvel, France, is a promontory known for its historical fortifications that once played a crucial role in the defense of the Brest harbor. This strategic point, overlooking the entry to the harbor, has been fortified since the 17th...
2 miNW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Phare du Petit Minou, Plouzané
50 min walk • The Petit Minou Lighthouse is a lighthouse in the roadstead of Brest, standing in front of the Fort du Petit Minou, in the commune of Plouzané. By aligning it with the Phare du Portzic, it shows the safe route to follow for ships to enter the roadstead.
3 miNE
Forts and castles
Fort de Portzic, Brest
77 min walk • The Fort de Portzic was built near the town of Brest by Vauban between 1693 and 1699 as part of the defences of the goulet de Brest.
3.9 miSW
Lighthouse
Pointe du Toulinguet
100 min walk • The Pointe du Toulinguet is a promontory at the end of the Crozon peninsula in the commune of Camaret-sur-Mer in France. Its known fortifications include a prehistoric fortified site, as well as a lower battery by Vauban.
1.9 miN
Forts and castles
Fort du Dellec, Plouzané
50 min walk • Forming part of the chain of fortifications along the goulet de Brest, the fort du Dellec was built by Vauban in the 17th century, then rebuilt several times, notably in the 19th century when casemates were added for barracks and munitions storage.
2.6 miNW
Forts and castles
Fort de Toulbroc'h
66 min walk • The military remains known as Fort de Toulbroc'h form part of the defences along the goulet de Brest in France, in the commune of Locmaria-Plouzané. They are accessible via coastal path GR34 to the pointe du Grand Minou. The first buildings and batteries on the site date to 1884.
3.9 miN
Military museum, Forts and castles, Museum
Fort Montbarey, Brest
101 min walk • The Fort Montbarey is a fortified stronghold, built between 1777 and 1784, to the west of Brest. The fort is similar to the related Questel Fort.
1.7 miN
Forts and castles
Fort du Mengant
43 min walk • 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, with a now-destroyed artillery tower, and a lower semi-circular battery at the foot of the cliff, with two small powder magazines.