From  Lanrivoare  one  may  explore  the  banks  of  the  river  or
fiord  of  Aber-Ildut,  the  ancient  Gillidon,  where  Conan  Meriadec
landed  from  England.  There  are  still  remains  of  the  Chateau  de
Meriadec.
L.  of  the  road,  after  leaving  Lanrivoare,  is  (2  k.)  the  church
of  Plonrin,  containing  fine  xiv.  c.  tombs  of  the  Seigneurs  de
Kergroadez.
'  C'est  dans  le  pays  de  Leon  que  se  passa  la  scene  des  trois
fermiers.  M.  de  Kergroadez  devait  cent  mille  e"cus  ;  ses  fermiers,
instruits  du  desordre  de  ses  affaires,  lui  fournissent  cette  somme,
gerent  ses  terres  pendante  quarante  ans,  lui  laissent  la  moitie
de  ses  revenus,  et  font  present  a  son  epouse  de  huit  beaux
chevaux  de  carrosse,  afin  (dit  un  acte  qui  subsistait  en  1788)  que
madame  puisse  venir  a  la  paroisse  d'une  maniere  convenable.'—
C  ambry.
26  k.  PloudalmezeaU)  in  a  district  full  of  menhirs,  tombelles,
dolmens,  etc.  4  k.  N.W.  is  the  xv.  c.  church  of  Kersaint,  built  by
Tanneguy  du  Chatel  and  his  first  wife  Louise  de  Pontl'Abbe.  It
contains  the  tomb  of  S.  Haude.  At  the  W.  entrance  of  the  bay
of  Porzal  are  the  ruins  of  the  Chateau  de  Tremazan,  from  which
the  family  of  Tanneguy  du  Chatel  emanated.]

[A  road  leads  N.W.  from  Brest  to  Lannilis,  passing  the
Fountain  of  S.  Trouberon,  formerly  adored  by  the  Celts,  now
under  the  protection  of  the  Virgin.
4  k.  Pontanezen,  2  k.  r.  of  which  is  the  ruined  Chateau  de
Meslean,  with  fortified  towers.
