Canon - Saint Cast le Guildo, France - Static Artillery Displays on Waymarking.com

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This cannon was part of the defensive battery of the Pointe de la Corbière, composed of four pieces. It is today placed on the tip of the Isle, road of the semaphore, facing the sea. A commemorative plaque of the battle of Saint-Cast has been associated with this cannon: "Perched at an altitude of 36 m, its firing angle pointed at 10 °, the range of the ball of 750 kg made it possible to reach an objective up to 2000 meters. In 1758, this gun took part in the famous battle of Saint-cast against the English flotilla. found a few years ago by an inhabitant of Saint-Cast, thrown and abandoned in the Isle beach, at the fall of the cliff, where he stayed there for more than 200 years ". Its restoration was carried out by the municipal technical services, who repainted it and produced a cradle, a wooden cart, to support it. It was installed on the site in the spring of 1990. The town hall of Saint-Cast, with its Heritage section published in 2002 a document proposing "Two ballads in the heart of the history of Saint-Cast-Le-Guildo", under the direction of Marie-Thérèse de Bohan, municipal councilor, who show you the places that witnessed the Battle of Saint-Cast in 1758, with the documentation gathered by local scholars: Jean Poulain, François Le Hérissé, Jean Bourdais and Paul Desriac.

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source PatrimoineBZH :
Ce canon faisait partie de la batterie défensive de la pointe de la Corbière, composée de quatre pièces. Il est placé aujourd'hui sur la pointe de l'Isle, route du sémaphore, face à la mer. Une plaque commémorative de la bataille de Saint-Cast a été associée à ce canon : "Juché à 36 m d'altitude, son angle de tir pointé à 10°, la portée du boulet de 750 kg permettait d'atteindre un objectif jusqu'à 2000 mètres. En 1758, ce canon a participé à la célèbre bataille de Saint-cast contre la flottille anglaise. Il a été trouvé, il y a quelques années par un habitant de Saint-Cast, jeté et abandonné dans la grève de l'Isle, à la tombée de la falaise, où il y séjourna pendant plus de 200 ans". Sa restauration a été effectuée par les services techniques municipaux, qui l'ont repeint et ont réalisé un ber, chariot en bois, pour le supporter. Il a été installé sur le site au printemps 1990. La mairie de Saint-Cast, avec sa section Patrimoine a édité en 2002 un document proposant "Deux ballades au coeur de l'histoire de Saint-Cast-Le-Guildo", sous la direction de Marie-Thérèse de Bohan, conseillère municipale, qui font découvrir les lieux témoins de la Bataille de Saint-Cast en 1758, avec la documentation réunie par les érudits locaux : Jean Poulain, François Le Hérissé, Jean Bourdais et Paul Desriac.

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What type of artillery is this?: canon Where is this artillery located?: Monument grounds What military of the world used this device?: France Date artillery was in use: 01/01/1900 Date artillery was placed on display: 01/01/1990 Cost?: 0.00 (listed in local currency) Artillery is no longer operational: no Still may work: no Parking location to view this Waymark: Not Listed Are there any geocaches at this location?: Not listed

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