Tour-modèle de Port-Andro

Locmaria, Morbihan, France

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Designation: Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection: inscrit MH
Extent of protection: Tour-modèle (cad. ZN 67) : inscription par arrêté du 30 octobre 2000
Protection dates: 2000/10/30 : inscrit MH
Type: édifice fortifié
Main period of construction: 19e siècle
Ownership: propriété d'une société privée
Lieu-dit: le Fort-André
Commune: Locmaria
Département: Morbihan
Region: Bretagne
Country: France
Coordinates: 47.30637, -3.06452
Mérimée reference: PA56000036

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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1756 map "Carte de Cassini (c. 1756)" (IGN France — Géoportail).

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Historique

Cette tour, modèle 1846 n°2 (ouvrage à deux étages avec terrasse) , est l'ouvrage le plus important de l'île. Elle commande le site du débarquement anglais de 1761. Elle a été transformée en habitation.

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History

This tower, model 1846 no. 2 (work with two storeys and terrace), is the most important work on the island. It commands the site of the English landing of 1761. It was converted into a dwelling.

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