Fort Du Guesclin

Fort Du Guesclin is a castle in , . Access is restricted and requires permission. Fort Du Guesclin is situated nearby to , as well as near the islet .
Photo: Sanchezn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Access is restricted and requires permission.
  • Type: Castle
  • Also known as: “Дю Геклен”
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Île du Guesclin and Chapelle Notre-Dame du Verger.

Islet
Photo: Sanchezn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an islet.

Church
Photo: TCY, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 1¼ km east of Fort Du Guesclin.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
is a church, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Fort Du Guesclin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pointe du Meinga and Pointe du Grouin.

Locality
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a locality, which is situated 3 km west of Fort Du Guesclin.

Locality
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The rocky finger of the points out and protects the entrance into the bay of Mont Saint-Michel. On this headland, a Grande Randonnée footpath runs around hugging the cliff face and there is a circular walk starting out from . is situated 4 km east of Fort Du Guesclin.

Suburb
Photo: JGS25, CC BY 4.0.
is a village in the north west of , situated north-east from , about five kilometres alongside the coast. Administratively, it is part of the commune of Saint-Malo, in the département of . is situated 6 km west of Fort Du Guesclin.

Fort Du Guesclin

Latitude
48.69678° or 48° 41′ 48″ north
Longitude
-1.89592° or 1° 53′ 45″ west
Inception
1026
Open location code
8CWWM4W3+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 95134482
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q3078351
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Fort Du Guesclin” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Геклен”
  • Breton: “Kreñvlec’h ar Gwesklin”
  • French: “fort du Guesclin”
  • French: “Fort du Guesclin”
  • German: “Fort du Guesclin”
  • Irish: “fort du Guesclin”
  • Russian: “Геклен (остров)”
  • Russian: “Геклен”
  • Ukrainian: “Геклен”

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