Tourism in Plouescat

The gunpowder magazine

This storehouse was used to store gunpowder for the nearby battery. Like the many guardhouses built in the 18th century along the coast, this building was part of the coastal defence system. The roof slabs have now disappeared. The gunpowder magazine is located at Saint-Eden.

The Camlouis menhir

It's rare to find a menhir so close to the sea. It is almost seven metres high, making it one of the tallest menhirs in France. The Camlouis menhir has been listed as a Historic Monument since the early 20th century. Legend has it that this menhir hides a treasure that we can discover if we can dig it up between the 12 strokes of midnight on Christmas Day!

The Calvary chapel

This chapel, built in the early 18th century by the widow of the merchant Jacques Marc'hic, is dedicated to Notre-Dame du Mont-Calvaire. It was used as a place of meditation and worship during the reconstruction of Plouescat's old church in the mid-18th century. It was restored in 1790, then sold as national property after the Revolution. It was bought back by the descendants of the Marc'hic family at the end of the 18th century. Restoration work was carried out in 1955. Near the chapel is a geodetic marker bearing the date 1823.

The covered walkway at Guinivrit

This is a funerary monument from the Neolithic period, built over 5,000 years ago. This type of monument is normally covered with huge slabs and is more commonly known as a "covered walkway". But this one has lost its covering, perhaps because the stones were used for other constructions such as the jetty next door.