Porh Punz Battery
Porh Punz Battery is a castle in Brittany, France. Porh Punz Battery is situated nearby to the community center Maison Glaz, as well as near the spring Fontaine Saint-Gildas.Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: fort in Gâvres, France
- Also known as: “Port-Puce Battery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Gildas de Gâvres and Dolmen de Goëren.
Église Saint-Gildas de Gâvres
Church
Photo: FredSeiller, CC0.
Église Saint-Gildas de Gâvres is a church, which is situated 430 metres east of Porh Punz Battery.
Dolmen de Goëren
Archaeological site
Photo: XIIIfromTOKYO, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dolmen de Goëren is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km northeast of Porh Punz Battery.
Fontaine des Récollets
Fountain
Photo: Al1moro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fontaine des Récollets is a fountain, which is situated 1½ km north of Porh Punz Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gâvres and Port-Louis.
Gâvres
Village
Photo: Ouicoude, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gâvres is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. French Navy Minister Hyde de Neuville chose this place as a military testing area in 1829 for heavy marine ordnance.
Port-Louis
Village
Photo: Julien1978, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port-Louis is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Larmor-Plage
Village
Photo: Jackmame, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Larmor-Plage is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Larmor-Plage is situated 3 km northwest of Porh Punz Battery.
Porh Punz Battery
- Categories: fort, artillery battery, grassland, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Brittany, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.69075° or 47° 41′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.36134° or 3° 21′ 41″ westOpen location code
8CVRMJRQ+8FOpenStreetMap ID
way 148235187OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grassWikidata ID
Q56547520
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to German—“Porh Punz Battery” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Kreñv Porzh Puñs”
- French: “Batterie de Porh Punz Gâvres”
- French: “Batterie de Port-Puce”
- French: “fort de Porh-Puns”
- French: “Fort de Porh-Puns”
- German: “Batterie von Porh Punz”
- German: “Batterie von Port-Puce”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Maison Glaz and Fontaine Saint-Gildas.
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