Harbour

Port Du Yaudet

Name: Port Du Yaudet
Address: Ploulec'h, FR

Ploulec'h, FranceCôtes-d'Armor

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Type: Harbour

Drying anchorage at the mouth of the Léguer river on the commune of Ploulec'h, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach by the Léguer estuary from the bay of Lannion, staying in the buoyed channel. The bar at the river mouth is shallow and the site dries at low water. Best entry two hours either side of high water. Shelter from W to NE winds behind the headland of the Yaudet.

Practical

Mooring buoys laid by the commune for visitors. No water or electricity on site. Nearest services are at the port of Locquémeau 1.9 NM west or at Lannion up the river.

Ashore

Iron Age and Gallo-Roman oppidum of Le Yaudet on the headland above the anchorage, with remains of a Roman wall and the chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Yaudet rebuilt in the 17th century. Coastal path GR 34 runs along the cliffs, reaching Beg Hent in 400 m and Locquémeau beach in 3 km on foot.

History

Le Yaudet was a fortified settlement occupied from the Iron Age through the Gallo-Roman period and into the early Middle Ages. Excavations led by Patrick Galliou and Barry Cunliffe between 1991 and 2002 documented Roman ramparts and a 5th century Christian basilica.