Phare du Creach
Encyclopedia
Phare du Creach or Kreac'h lighthouse or Créac'h lighthouse is a lighthouse
in Ushant
, France
. It is one of the most powerful in the world. And, there are also two almost identical lighthouse, the La Jument lighthouse
and the Nividic lighthouse. Together with the Kreac'h lighthouse, they are the 3 most famous lighthouses of the region.
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
in Ushant
Ushant
Ushant is an island at the south-western end of the English Channel which marks the north-westernmost point of metropolitan France. It belongs to Brittany and is in the traditional region of Bro-Leon. Administratively, Ushant is a commune in the Finistère department...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is one of the most powerful in the world. And, there are also two almost identical lighthouse, the La Jument lighthouse
La Jument
La Jument is the name of a lighthouse at the Northwestern part of France, Brittany. The lighthouse is built on a rock about 300 metres from the coast of the island of Ushant, in the middle of the ocean. There is also an almost identical lighthouse about 3 kilometres to the North, the...
and the Nividic lighthouse. Together with the Kreac'h lighthouse, they are the 3 most famous lighthouses of the region.
External links
- France Sees Its Heritage in Its Crumbling Lighthouses - New York Times
- Fiche « Le Créac'h » sur le site de la DDE du Finistère.
- Base Mérimée - Patrimoine