Mean Ruz Lighthouse, Perros-Guirec, France
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Gert Lucas
About this spot
The Ploumanac'h lighthouse, officially the Mean Ruz lighthouse, is a building built in pink granite, which indicates the entrance to the pass leading to the port of Ploumanac'h, in the town of Perros-Guirec in the Côtes-d 'Armor, in Brittany. The first lighthouse of Ploumanac'h dates from 1860. Destroyed in 1944, it was replaced by the current lighthouse in 1947. At night, it is identifiable thanks to its red light with occultations with a white sector. This last color is only visible between Tomé Island and Rouzic Island. Its range on a clear night is 11 nautical miles, or about 20 kilometers. Its height is 15 m. From the lighthouse, there is a direct view of the Château de Costaérès, Île Renote and the archipelago of Sept-Îles. The lighthouse takes its name Mean Ruz from the Breton expression Men Ruz, meaning red stone.
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