Grandes Rocques
Grandes Rocques is a locality in Guernsey. Grandes Rocques is situated nearby to the locality Mare de Carteret, as well as near Grandes Mielles.Places of Interest
Highlights include La Mare de Carteret High School and Saumarez Park.
La Mare de Carteret High School
School
La Mare de Carteret High School was a high school on the island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands, located in the Castel parish. The school is expected closed in 2025 due its rebuilding costs and had stopped accepting Year 7 pupils, since September 2023.
Saumarez Park
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Saumarez Park is the largest public park on the island of Guernsey.
Fort Homme
Fort
Photo: Acad Ronin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Hommet is a fortification on Vazon Bay headland in Castel, Guernsey. It is built on the site of fortifications that date back to 1680, and consists of a Martello tower from 1804, later additions during the Victorian Era, and bunkers and casemates that the Germans constructed during World War II.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Andrew and St Peter Port.
Saint Andrew
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Saint Andrew is located in the centre of Guernsey and as such is the only parish on the island to be landlocked. As it is customary to list the parishes round the coast, either clockwise or anti-clockwise, starting with St Peter Port, St Andrew is usually the last parish to be mentioned in such a list. Saint Andrew is situated 4 km south of Grandes Rocques.
St Peter Port
Town
Photo: Alistair Young, CC BY 2.0.
The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a group of islands in the English Channel, part of the Channel Islands. Guernsey is the main island, some 50 miles west of the Cotentin Peninsula in France. St Peter Port is situated 4½ km southeast of Grandes Rocques.
St Martin
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a group of islands in the English Channel, part of the Channel Islands. Guernsey is the main island, some 50 miles west of the Cotentin Peninsula in France. St Martin is situated 6 km south of Grandes Rocques.
Grandes Rocques
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Grand Rocq”, “Grand Roques”, and “Grande Roque”
- Location: Guernsey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.48658° or 49° 29′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.58505° or 2° 35′ 6″ westElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
8CXVFCP7+JXGeoNames ID
3042368
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