The batteries de Kerviniou are artillery batteries built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and are made up of an upper battery (1891) and an underground magazine (1891)
Located on the
Roscanvel
Roscanvel (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
History
List of Mayors
Population
Inhabitants of Roscanvel are called in French ''Roscanvelistes''.
See also
* Quélern
*Communes of the F ...
peninsula facing the
Fort du Mengant
The fort du Mengant or fort du Léon in the commune of Plouzané is part of the defences of the roadstead of Brest
The roadstead of Brest (, ; ) is a roadstead or bay located in the Finistère Departments of France, department in Brittany (ad ...
, they are a late addition to the defences of the
goulet de Brest
The Goulet de Brest (; ) is a 3-km-long strait linking the roadstead of Brest to the Atlantic Ocean. Only 1.8 km wide, the is situated between the Pointe du Petit Minou and the Pointe du Portzic to the north and the îlot des Capucins and t ...
(a lower battery near the site, dating to 1695, has not yet been found
[). Demilitarised in 1915, they are open to the public.
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References
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Position of Kerviniou
Batterie de Kerviniou
(photos)
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Fortifications of Brest, France
Tourist attractions in Finistère