The Fort Clohars of Clohars Carnoët !!

Posted in Bretagne, France

And continue to enjoy my new life using the expansive beauty of my lovely Bretagne, in the Finistére dept 29; set out in my road warrior mode seeking new sights, monuments, and adventures. Incredible what we have so close to home, as this is less than an hour from our house and first time there . I will tell you a bit about the Fort Clohars of Clohars Carnoët !! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Clohars Carnoet Fort Clohars ruins closeup jun22

I saw it on a map and say was not by there yet so let me take a peek and what a nice find it was. This is a historical fort of WWII fame and even if remodeled still has a lot from the old. Hope you enjoy this new find in my blog as I. The fort is located in the neighborhood of Pouldu near plages Portguerrec and Porsgastel, very much taken in Summer!

From a battery built around 1737, consisting of a housing and a cannon, the gorge and the parapet remain. Intended to reinforce the close defenses of Lorient, this battery appears to appear on the land register of 1823. The current guardhouse, with an area of ​​200 m2 per level, complies with the national model plans of 1846 and houses six vaulted rooms garrison, stables, and ammunition room.

At the end of the Laïta estuary, on the right bank, the position of the Clohars-Carnoët battery, also called fort, made it possible to fight in a sling from Loc’h beach to Pouldu beach. The battery is made up of a model 1846 guardhouse, built in 1849. It provided accommodation for sixty men. It replaces a battery in the first half of the 18C. Decommissioned in 1899, it became private property, the owner of which added a dwelling. This owner gives the name of his building to Fort-Lamond. During WWII, the Nazis built two concrete shelters on either side of the fort, one of which was buried.

Clohars Carnoet Fort Clohars ruins to sea jun22

The Fort-Lamond is composed of a battery with whitewashed walls with corner chaining and framing of the openings in granite, covered with a roof terrace, and a dwelling covered with a hipped roof, in slate. The battery retains the exterior characteristics of the 1846 model . This military heritage represented an important element of the defensive system of the strategic port of Lorient on its west coast.

The official Fort Clohars: https://www.fortclohars.bzh/

There you go folks, another dandy find, indeed we have a bunch and I am just beginning ….!!) This Fort Clohars is worth coming back for a more in depth look me think, eventually. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Fort Clohars of Clohars Carnoët !! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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