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    Roscanvel (French pronunciation: [ʁɔskɑ̃vɛl]; Breton: Roskañvel) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants...
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    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...
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    Quimperpref Quimperlé Rédené Le Relecq-Kerhuon Riec-sur-Bélon La Roche-Maurice Roscanvel Roscoff Rosnoën Rosporden Saint-Coulitz Saint-Derrien Saint-Divy Saint-Eloy...
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  • Quélern is a hamlet in Roscanvel, in the department of Finistère (Brittany), in western France. The Quélern lines defended the entrance to the goulet...
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    Finistère. It is bordered by the communes of Camaret-sur-Mer to the west, Roscanvel to the northwest, Lanvéoc to the north, Landévennec to the north-east...
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    Maritimes (CPEOM, "maritime operations training parachutist center") at Roscanvel. While these are the only French combat-diver units, other French units...
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    The Pointe des Espagnols is the north-east extremity of the Roscanvel peninsula, an outgrowth of the Crozon peninsula closing off the roadstead of Brest...
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    Quélern or réduit de Quélern is a castle and prison in the commune of Roscanvel in France. This fort was built between 1852 and 1854 on modified plans...
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    Île des Morts (Island of the Dead) is a 7-hectare island in the Bay of Roscanvel, to the south-west of the roadstead of Brest, between the Quélern peninsula...
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    or 18-pounder cannons. Pointe de Cornouaille, Roscanvel Pointe des Espagnols (parapet razed), Roscanvel Model 2 is 10.5m wide and could house 30 men,...
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    Built by Vauban in 1684, it faces the batterie de cornouaille on the Roscanvel peninsula, built to the same model as the lower part of the fort du Mengant...
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    du Mengant (Fort du Léon) Fort du Dellec Fort de Portzic Area around Roscanvel South shore peninsula Fort of the îlot des Capucins Fort de la Fraternité...
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    Quimperpref Quimperlé Rédené Le Relecq-Kerhuon Riec-sur-Bélon La Roche-Maurice Roscanvel Roscoff Rosnoën Rosporden Saint-Coulitz Saint-Derrien Saint-Divy Saint-Eloy...
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    Quimperpref Quimperlé Rédené Le Relecq-Kerhuon Riec-sur-Bélon La Roche-Maurice Roscanvel Roscoff Rosnoën Rosporden Saint-Coulitz Saint-Derrien Saint-Divy Saint-Eloy...
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    Quimperpref Quimperlé Rédené Le Relecq-Kerhuon Riec-sur-Bélon La Roche-Maurice Roscanvel Roscoff Rosnoën Rosporden Saint-Coulitz Saint-Derrien Saint-Divy Saint-Eloy...
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  • Tremet is a hamlet on the Roscanvel peninsula in France. The gun batteries located here are part of the defences of the goulet de Brest, forbidding ships...
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  • 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...
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    Quimperpref Quimperlé Rédené Le Relecq-Kerhuon Riec-sur-Bélon La Roche-Maurice Roscanvel Roscoff Rosnoën Rosporden Saint-Coulitz Saint-Derrien Saint-Divy Saint-Eloy...
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    (1996), Batteries, réduits, tours, forts, casemates... de Camaret et Roscanvel (in French), Brest: Association du Mémorial Montbarey, 67 pages 48°16′49″N...
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    Quimperpref Quimperlé Rédené Le Relecq-Kerhuon Riec-sur-Bélon La Roche-Maurice Roscanvel Roscoff Rosnoën Rosporden Saint-Coulitz Saint-Derrien Saint-Divy Saint-Eloy...
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    Fraternité (fort of brotherhood) is a fort located on the îlot du Diable in Roscanvel, France. The whole complex is now in ruins, though a gunpowder magazine...
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    Quimperpref Quimperlé Rédené Le Relecq-Kerhuon Riec-sur-Bélon La Roche-Maurice Roscanvel Roscoff Rosnoën Rosporden Saint-Coulitz Saint-Derrien Saint-Divy Saint-Eloy...
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    Quimperpref Quimperlé Rédené Le Relecq-Kerhuon Riec-sur-Bélon La Roche-Maurice Roscanvel Roscoff Rosnoën Rosporden Saint-Coulitz Saint-Derrien Saint-Divy Saint-Eloy...
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    Quimperpref Quimperlé Rédené Le Relecq-Kerhuon Riec-sur-Bélon La Roche-Maurice Roscanvel Roscoff Rosnoën Rosporden Saint-Coulitz Saint-Derrien Saint-Divy Saint-Eloy...
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  • Michel (1996). Batteries, réduits, tours, forts, casemates de Camaret et Roscanvel (in French). Assoc. du Mémorial Montbarey. "Patrimoine architectural et...
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    around the goulet de Brest in France. It is sited on the peninsula of Roscanvel and is accessible by a small bridge. The battery was razed in the 19th...
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    Quimperpref Quimperlé Rédené Le Relecq-Kerhuon Riec-sur-Bélon La Roche-Maurice Roscanvel Roscoff Rosnoën Rosporden Saint-Coulitz Saint-Derrien Saint-Divy Saint-Eloy...
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    Quimperpref Quimperlé Rédené Le Relecq-Kerhuon Riec-sur-Bélon La Roche-Maurice Roscanvel Roscoff Rosnoën Rosporden Saint-Coulitz Saint-Derrien Saint-Divy Saint-Eloy...
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  • upper battery (1891) and an underground magazine (1891) Located on the Roscanvel peninsula facing the Fort du Mengant, they are a late addition to the...
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    (1996), Batteries, réduits, tours, forts, casemates... de Camaret et Roscanvel (in French), Brest: Association du Mémorial Montbarey, 67 pages Wikimedia...
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