Men Brial, Île de Sein

Name: Men Brial
Address: Place de Men Brial, Île de Sein, 29990, France
Telephone: +33 2 98 70 90 87

#2 among attractions in Île de Sein

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The fire of Men Brial, is a fire located in the entrance of the harbor of the Île-de-Sein. The etymology of the Breton name Mên Brial is uncertain, it could derive from the name brezhell pronounced brehell on the island of Sein. Another hypothesis is that krial means crying, perhaps the women came to cry for the dead at sea when they left the port.

It replaces a bitter, now destroyed, which was at the same location.

It is a cylindrical turret on a white painted base.

Alternative names: Coordinates: 48°2'17"N, 4°50'57"W

Address

Place de Men BrialÎle de Sein 29990 France

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+33 2 98 70 90 87

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Men Brial – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: La Vieille, Phare de Tévennec, Tourelle de la Plate, Isle of Sein Lighthouse.

4.3 miE
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
La Vieille, Iroise National Nature Reserve
110 min walk • La Vieille is a lighthouse in the département of Finistère at the commune of Plogoff, on the northwest coast of France. It lies on the rock known as Gorlebella, guiding mariners in the strait Raz de Sein, across from the companion lighthouse Tourelle de la Plate—also known as Petite Vieille.
3.4 miNE
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Phare de Tévennec, Iroise National Nature Reserve
87 min walk • Tévennec Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at the western tip of Brittany, in the northern part of the Raz de Sein off the Pointe du Van. Automated in 1910 because of its difficult access, it accompanies the light of La Vieille in securing the passage of the Raz de Sein, which presents many difficulties.
4.1 miE
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Tourelle de la Plate, Iroise National Nature Reserve
106 min walk • The Tourelle de la Plate, also known as Petite Vieille is a lighthouse in the dangerous strait Raz de Sein, off the northwest coast of France, belonging to the departement of Finistère in the region of Brittany.
0.9 miNW
Lighthouse
Isle of Sein Lighthouse, Île de Sein
23 min walk • The great lighthouse of the island of Sein was built between 1950 and 1951. It succeeds a first lighthouse built on the island of Sein in 1839 but destroyed in 1944 during the Second World War.
5.2 miE
View point, Neighbourhood
Pointe du Raz, Plogoff
134 min walk • The Pointe du Raz is a promontory that extends into the Atlantic from western Brittany, in France. The local Breton name is Beg ar Raz. It is the western point of the commune of Plogoff, Finistère. It is named after the Raz de Sein, the dangerous stretch of water between it and the island of Sein.