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Phare de Men Ruz

Ploumanac'h Lighthouse

 

Mean Ruz Lighthouse

Feu de Min-Ruiz (pierre rouge)

Phare de Men Ruz

 

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Ploumanac'h lighthouse

 

The lighthouse on the Côte de Granit Rose

Location: Perros-Guirec, Côtes-d'Armor, France

 

Coordinates: 48°50′15″N 3°29′00″W

Tower

Constructed: 1860 (first) distroyed August 4, 1944

Current: 1946.(First lit: 1948)

Construction: red granite tower

Height49 feet (15 m)

Shapetapered square tower with balcony and lantern

Markings: unpainted tower, red lantern

Heritage: listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage

 

Light

First lit1948 (current)

Focal height: 85 feet (26 m)

Range: 12 Nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) (white), 9 Nautical mile (17 km; 10 mi) (red)

Characteristic: Occ. W R 4s

 

History

 

The first lighthouse in Ploumanac'h dates from 1860 . Destroyed by German troops on August 4, 1944 , it was replaced by the current lighthouse in 1946 (first ignition in October 1948 ). At night, it can be identified by its red occultation light with a white sector. This last color being visible only between Tomé Island and Rouzic Island. The current version was built by Martin et frère (local construction company of the time) according to the plans of architects Henry Auffret and Hardion. The latter had to work together with the Beaux Arts to build the pink granite tower of La Clarté, so that it harmonized with the surrounding setting, classified and protected shortly before the war. The interior mosaics are the work of the artist Odorico.

 

From the lighthouse, you have a direct view of the castle of Costaérès , Renote Island and the Sept-Îles archipelago .

 

The Ploumanac'h Lighthouse (officially the Phare de Men Ruz) is an active lighthouse in Côtes-d'Armor, France, located in Perros-Guirec.

The lighthouse is closed to the public.

 

The structure is composed of pink granite, and marks the entrance to the channel leading to the port of Ploumanac'h.

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