Phare de Saint-Antoine (6pics 8909x7556px)
In 1857, the local nautical commission proposed the establishment of two fires on the coast of Pleubian, placed near the bitter day (the mills of Saint Antoine and Poert-la-Chaîne), serving to go in the great pass of the river Tréguier, the Jaudy, to sign the two dangerous rocks called 'The Raven' and 'The Stone to English'. These proposals were accepted by ministerial decision of February 12, 1858 and the construction project presented by the engineers was accepted by the Lighthouse Commission on March 17, 1860. The work was carried out between 1862 and 1863 and the lantern St Antoine) was lit in concordance with the fire of Port-la-Chaîne, December 25, 1863.
In 1907, the mill of Saint Antoine was demolished, formerly used as bitter (in line with that of Port-la-Chaîne), whereas the mill of Port-La-Chaîne had already disappeared (destroyed in 1900).
In 1942, despite the verbal promise of the German authorities, the lighthouses of the French coast were all evacuated, and in 1944, some lighthouses on the Breton coast were destroyed, including those of the canton of Lézardrieux. The lantern of St. Anthony did not escape this order; however, the building was destroyed only in its upper part, the roof, the floor of the floor and part of the North wall. The masonry of the ground floor walls had resisted but had many cracks.
As early as October 1944, the director of the Service des Phares, A. de Rouville, asked for the temporary re-lighting of all the fires before implementing a massive reconstruction program on the entire national coast. In 1945, a temporary fire, established on a makeshift suport, was set up to replace the old lantern destroyed. In 1946, the construction of a new building, at lower cost, was entrusted to the ordinary engineer G. Grattesat. It was lit again in July 1949.
The old fire, which was fueled with oil, was electrified and controlled from the lantern of Port-la-Chaîne. To do this, in 1948 they built an overhead power line connecting these two lanterns, in order to synchronize them. This technique is replaced today by a satellite system. The lantern is no longer guarded since its electrification.
