Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Fort de Ramonet
Le Palais, Morbihan, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Fort (cad. ZI 186) : inscription par arrêté du 30 octobre 2000
- Protection dates
- 2000/10/30 : inscrit MH
- Type
- fort
- Main period of construction
- 19e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété privée
- Commune
- Le Palais
- Département
- Morbihan
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 47.34243, -3.14621
- Mérimée reference
- PA56000040
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesIGN France — GéoportailDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesIGN France — Géoportail
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1756 map "Carte de Cassini (c. 1756)" (IGN France — Géoportail).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Plan en demi-cercle bordant l'escarpement, et fermé côté plateau par une enceinte défensive. En 1860-1861, construction d'un corps de garde crénelé type 1846 n°3. En 1880-1882, réorganisation pour adaptation à l'artillerie rayée (disparition de la terrasse défensive, du parapet crénelé et des bretèches ; enterrement du réduit).
English translation
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History
Plan in a semicircle bordering the escarpment, and closed on the plateau side by a defensive enceinte. In 1860-1861, construction of a crenellated guard house type 1846 no. 3. In 1880-1882, reorganisation for adaptation to rifled artillery (disappearance of the defensive terrace, of the crenellated parapet and of the bretèches; burial of the redoubt).
Nearby in the register
- Église Saint-Géranégliseunder 1 mi
- Enceinte urbainefortification d'agglomérationunder 1 mi
- Citadelle du Palais, à Belle-Ile-en-Mercitadelleunder 1 mi
- Corps de garde de Fort Larroncorps de gardeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.