Coat Glas
Coat Glas is a hamlet in Locmaria-Plouzané, Arrondissement de Brest, Brittany. Coat Glas is situated nearby to the hamlet Kerguillo, as well as near Languiforc’h.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lighthouse Le Minou and Fort du Petit Minou.
Lighthouse Le Minou
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Rundvald, Public domain.
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.
Fort du Petit Minou
Grassland
Photo: Llorenzi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Fort du Mengant
Fort
Photo: Helmut Seger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Fort du Mengant is situated 3½ km east of Coat Glas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon.
Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon is a suburb, which is situated 8 km northeast of Coat Glas.
Coat Glas
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Locmaria-Plouzané, Arrondissement de Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.34999° or 48° 21′ northLongitude
-4.63214° or 4° 37′ 56″ westOpen location code
8CWQ89X9+X4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1184914640OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Breton to French—“Coat Glas” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Koad Glas”
- French: “Coat Glas”
Localities in the Area
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