Pointe de Kerpenhir, Protected coastal area at Kerpenhir peninsula, France.

Pointe de Kerpenhir is a sandy headland in Locmariaquer, Morbihan, occupied by old fortifications and ringed by rocks. A low grey stone enclosure with a flat platform and a parapet pierced by evenly spaced embrasures sits at the water's edge. Among the surrounding rocks stands Notre-Dame de Kerdro, a 2.70-metre granite statue carved by Jules-Charles Le Bozec.

A Vauban-style fort built of dressed stone stood on the point before 1940, when it was demolished to make way for a blockhouse; that bunker was dynamited in the 1990s. The dolmen des Pierres Plates on the site was narrowly saved during the Second World War. Since 1984 the Conservatoire du littoral has assembled a 95-hectare domain that includes the point, managed by the commune of Locmariaquer.

The name Kerpenhir comes from three Breton words: ker (village), pen (head) and hir (long). At the tip stands Notre-Dame de Kerdro, a 2.70-metre granite statue carved by Jules-Charles Le Bozec, known as Our Lady of Good Return and linked to sailors coming home. The dolmen of the Pierres Plates lies on the site.

The site is reachable via the GR34 coastal walking path, which offers good views and straightforward access. Parking areas nearby make it convenient to arrive and orient yourself in the area.

The point is a sandy spur, not a cliff: the old Vauban fort in dressed stone was demolished in 1940 to make way for a blockhouse, which was itself dynamited in the 1990s. Among the surrounding rocks stands Notre-Dame de Kerdro, a 2.70-metre granite statue carved by Jules-Charles Le Bozec.