The pointe de Pen-Hir (

Breton Breton most often refers to: *anything associated with Brittany, and generally ** Breton people ** Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany ** Breton (horse), a breed **Ga ...

– ''Beg Penn Hir'') is a promontory of the

Crozon Crozon (, ; br, Kraozon, , ) is a commune in the department of Finistère and the administrative region of Brittany, northwestern France. As well as the town of Crozon, the village of Morgat is part of the commune. Crozon is located on the Croz ...

peninsula in

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...

, to the south-west of

Camaret-sur-Mer Camaret-sur-Mer (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department in northwestern France, located at the end of Crozon peninsula. Sights Camaret-sur-Mer is home to the ''Tour Vauban'' or ''Tour dorée'' (lit. "Golden Tower"), a historic fortificati ...

. On a clear day there are views to the

Pointe du Raz The Pointe du Raz is a promontory that extends into the Atlantic from western Brittany, in France. The local Breton name is ''Beg ar Raz''. It is the western point of the ''commune'' of Plogoff, Finistère. It is named after the ''Raz de Sein'', ...

and the islands of

Sein Sein can refer to: Places * Île-de-Sein, an island and commune in Brittany, France *Raz de Sein, a stretch of water in Brittany, France People ;Given name * Sein Aye, birthname of Sitt Nyein Aye (born 1956), Burmese artist *Sein Hlaing (1918-201 ...

and Ouessant and to Pointe Saint-Mathieu. The cliffs are as tall as high. It is the site of the Monument to the Bretons of Free France, known as the Cross of Pen-Hir and inaugurated by General

Charles de Gaulle Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (; ; (commonly abbreviated as CDG) 22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government ...

in 1960. It is intended to bear witness to the group of Free French Bretons who founded Sao Breiz in Great Britain during the Second World War. It was created in 1949–1951 by architect Jean-Baptiste Mathon and sculptor Victor-François Bazin. On the back of the cross is an inscription in Breton, "''Kentoc'h mervel eget em zaotra''", taken from the motto of Brittany: "death rather than defilement".

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Landforms of Finistère Headlands of Brittany Tourist attractions in Brittany {{Finistère-geo-stub