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Îlot des Capucins (Islet of the Capuchins) is a rocky islet at the foot of a cliff in the commune of Roscanvel on the Crozon peninsula. Its name comes from a rock near the island, shaped like a praying monk. It has a strategic position at the entrance to the goulet de Brest and so a fort sited on it controlled the whole of Camaret Bay, with views stretching from pointe du Grand Gouin (to the southwest), to fort de Bertheaume (to the northwest).

The fort was built in 1848 after plans drawn 150 years earlier by Vauban, built in schist and granite and made up of an underground battery (1890) and a rapid-fire battery (1890)[1] It was linked to the mainland by a bridge in 1859.[1]

On the heights overlooking the islet is an upper battery (1885) to the islet's right and left, a platform battery with an underground magazine (1897) and a mortar battery (1889).[1]

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External links

• position of îlot des Capucins
• îlot des Capucins (photos)

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[de] Îlot des Capucins

Die kleine Îlot des Capucins (Inselchen der Kapuziner) im Atlantischen Ozean ist eine felsige Insel an der Pointe des Capucins in Roscanvel auf der Nordseite der Crozon-Halbinsel im Département Finistère in der Bretagne in Frankreich. Ihr Name stammt von einem Felsen in der Nähe der Insel, der die Form eines betenden Mönches hat.

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- [en] Îlot des Capucins

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[fr] Îlot des Capucins

L'îlot des Capucins, avancée rocheuse de la pointe des Capucins, est un îlot rocheux situé dans l'océan Atlantique au pied de la falaise de la commune de Roscanvel, dans la Presqu'île de Crozon en France. Son nom vient d'un rocher à proximité de l'îlot, qui a la forme d'un moine en prière.

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[it] Îlot des Capucins

Îlot des Capucins, letteralmente dal francese, isolotto dei Cappuccini, è un piccolo isolotto roccioso ai piedi di una scogliera nel comune di Roscanvel sulla penisola di Crozon.

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