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LIGHTHOUSE PAON
North of the island, the first lighthouse Peacock, or Pann (Penn, end in Breton) had built from 1858 and destroyed by the Germans in 1944. The monitoring was carried out by women of the island. The current lighthouse was built in 1949 and fully automated.

The red rocks come from the blood of Mériadec, Lord of Goëlo, precipitated into the sea by his son and Isselgert to Gwill edge Pann.

 

THE MILL BIRLOT
Built in the XIIth century, the tide mill was rehabilitated last ten years. Now he can grind the grain on each ebb tide, when the miller opened the valve and the sea water retained in the lake of 2 hectares is turning its wheel.

 

 

CHAPEL SAINT-MICHEL
At 33m above sea level, the Butte Saint-Michel overlooks a magnificent panorama from the changing tide and light. Since the adjacent Calvary Chapel, there are at least 5 bells, lights and 12 lights after dark.

The chapel dedicated to Saint Michael was built in 1852.Peinte white and covered with red tiles, it allows browsers to move in the archipelago. The neighboring house was built on the ruins of the semaphore destroyed by lightning in 1820.

 

BREHAT THE SEMAPHORE
Navigation is difficult around the archipelago, and Brehat two lighthouses, the peacock and Rosédo and a semaphore that has been around.

On the hill Saint-Michel, the flag which had succeeded to the position signal was destroyed by lightning in 1820. The Navy built in 1861 then a new semaphore in the North Island, who was raised in 1898 and enlarged in 1974.

Even today, he ensures the safety of mariners, but also bréhatins and tourists, and it is responsible for alerting the Stars Brehat or night, featuring firefighters in case of need ' evacuation.

 

     
 
 

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