Pen-ar-Lan stone circle

Pen-ar-Lan stone circle is an archaeological site in Arrondissement de Brest, Finistère, Brittany. Pen-ar-Lan stone circle is situated nearby to the islet Ledenez, as well as near le Youc’h.

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Type: Archaeological site
Description: stone circle in Ouessant, France
Also known as: “Cromlech de la presqu’île de Penn Arland” and “Penn Arlan stone circle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ushant Airport and Ushant Light.

Ushant Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ushant Airport, is an airport serving the French island of Ushant. It is located in the commune of Lampaul within the département of Finistère.

Ushant Light

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Ushant Light is situated 2 km northwest of Pen-ar-Lan stone circle.

Kereon Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Julien Carnot, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Kéréon Lighthouse is a French lighthouse on the reef of Men Tensel between Ushant and Molène in the Fromveur Passage in the Iroise Sea, Brittany. Kereon Lighthouse is situated 3 km south of Pen-ar-Lan stone circle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Molène.

Molène

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Molène or Molene is an island in the Atlantic off the west coast of Brittany in northwestern France. It is the largest of Molène or Molene Archipelago, a group of about 20 islands in the Ponant Isles. an archipelago of twenty islands.

Pen-ar-Lan stone circle

Categories: cromlech, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Arrondissement de Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude

48.46272° or 48° 27′ 46″ north

Longitude

-5.03755° or 5° 2′ 15″ west

Open location code

8CWPFX76+3X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2086249073

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q2068552

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In Other Languages

From Breton to German—“Pen-ar-Lan stone circle” goes by many names.

Breton: “Krommlec’h Penn Arlan”
French: “cercle de pierre de Penn ar Lan”
French: “cromlech de Penn ar Lan”
French: “Cromlech de Penn ar Lan”
French: “cromlech de Penn Arlan”
French: “cromlech de Penn-ar-Lan”
German: “Pen-ar-Lan”
German: “Steinkreis von Pen-ar-Lan”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ledenez and le Youc’h.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Croix Saint-Paul and Ouessant, île pionnière de l’énergie bleue.

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