Pointe de Cornouaille explained

La pointe de Cornouaille is a cape to the 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 point forms part of the defences of the goulet de Brest.Known defences on the site include:^[1]

• Lower battery (1694) - built to plans by Vauban
• Tour modèle n°1 (1813) - see Tour-modèle type 1811
• Batterie de rupture sous roc (1888)
• Batterie du plateau (1897)
• Batterie de DCA allemande (1943, German)
• Torpedo-boat battery (German)

References

48.3303°N -4.5711°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Association du Mémorial Montbarey. Batteries, réduits, tours, forts, casemates... de Camaret et Roscanvel. Michel Dion. French. Brest. 1996. 67.