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Pointe de Cornouaille

France

La pointe de Cornouaille (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t də kɔʁnwaj], Breton: beg Kernev-Veur) is a cape to the north of the hamlet of Kerviniou in France. They are both situated on the Roscanvel peninsula and, facing as it does the Fort du Mengant, a battery on the point forms part of the defences of the goulet de Brest. Known defences on the site include: Lower battery (1694) - built to plans by Vauban Tour modèle n°1 (1813) - see Tour-modèle type 1811 Batterie de rupture sous roc (1888) Batterie du plateau (1897) Batterie de DCA allemande (1943, German) Torpedo-boat battery (German)

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