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Leughenaer Tower

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Location: Hauts-De-France, France

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1. Passerelle du Grand Large – Plage de Malo-les-Bains loop from Dunkerque

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2. Leughenaer Tower – Passerelle du Grand Large loop from La Victoire

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3. Embankment along the canal – Passerelle du Grand Large loop from Dunkerque

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DirkWi

March 22, 2024

This 15th-century octagonal and 30m high fortress tower is the oldest monument in the city.

It was used as a beacon for shipping. Much of the technical 19th-century equipment in the tower has been preserved. A means of communication, a semaphore or a chappe as the French call it, stood on the tower.

From 1825 to 1963, the tower served as a lighthouse.

It was claimed that false signals ("lies") were deliberately given from the tower to beach ships and plunder them. This explains the name of the tower. It is more likely that ships crashed because of the difficult to navigate, winding access channel

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Viviane

July 6, 2024

The Leughenaer Tower is a 15th-century fortress tower in the French city of Dunkirk. It is the oldest monument in the city.

The tower is octagonal and 30 metres high. It was built by Jacques Desfontaines and was used as a beacon for shipping. Much of the 19th-century technical equipment in the tower has been preserved. A means of communication, a semaphore or a chappe as the French call it, stood on the tower.

From 1825 to 1963, the tower served as a lighthouse.

It was claimed that false signals were deliberately given from the tower to beach ships and plunder them. This explains the name of the tower. It is more likely that ships crashed because of the difficult to navigate, winding access channel.

The tower was protected as a monument historique on 10 January 1995.

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Elevation 10 m

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Location: Hauts-De-France, France

Leughenaer Tower

1. Passerelle du Grand Large – Plage de Malo-les-Bains loop from Dunkerque

2. Leughenaer Tower – Passerelle du Grand Large loop from La Victoire

3. Embankment along the canal – Passerelle du Grand Large loop from Dunkerque

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