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Pointe du Grand Minou

Pointe du Grand Minou is a cape in , . Pointe du Grand Minou is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Lighthouse Le Minou and Fort du Petit Minou.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Rundvald, Public domain.
The Petit Minou Lighthouse is a lighthouse in the , standing in front of the , in the commune of . By aligning it with the Phare du Portzic, it shows the safe route to follow for ships to enter the roadstead.

Grassland
Photo: Llorenzi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Built between 1694 and 1697, the was a fort built in the commune of in France to defend the . It consists of 6m high masonry bastions, surrounded by a 3m deep and 9.5m wide moat.

Fort
Photo: Helmut Seger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The or fort du Léon in the commune of is part of the defences of the . 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a suburb.

Pointe du Grand Minou

Latitude
48.33812° or 48° 20′ 17″ north
Longitude
-4.62706° or 4° 37′ 37″ west
Open location code
8CWQ89QF+65
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1674489195
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
3015054
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In Other Languages

From Breton to French—“Pointe du Grand Minou” goes by many names.

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