Crown of King Gradlon

A man's head with a crown can be seen on the left.

The crown of King Gradlon ( French La Couronne du Roi Gradlon ) is a prominent granite rock above the Grève Blanche bay near Trégastel . Its side facing the sea reveals a sharp-edged male head with a crown. It reminds of the legendary Gradlon (King of Ys ) and his daughter Dahut, whose fate is told in Breton legends.

The head frontal

The rock is suitable for bouldering . The routes are between 6 and 18 meters long and vary in difficulty levels B0 and B1.

literature

• Guide vert Michelin . La Brittany. 1994, ISBN 2-06-030905-0 , pp. 196 .

Web links

• interactive 360 ​​° panorama from the foot of the rock. Retrieved December 4, 2010 . 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Crown of King Gradlon. Retrieved December 4, 2010 (picture on Flickr).  
2. ↑ La Couronne du Roi Gradlon. (No longer available online.) In: Bouldering in Brittany: The Pink Granite Coast. westmidlandsrock.co.uk, archived from the original on November 21, 2008 ; accessed on December 4, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

Coordinates: 48 ° 49 '47.86 "  N , 3 ° 31' 9.09"  W.