Elizabeth Castle
Elizabeth Castle is a castle and tourist attraction, on a tidal island within the parish of Saint Helier, Jersey. Construction was started in the 16th century when the power of the cannon meant that the existing stronghold at Mont Orgueil was insufficient to defend the Island and the port of St Helier was vulnerable to attack by ships armed with cannons.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: castle in Jersey, Channel Islands
- Also known as: “Le Château de L’Islet” and “Le Château Elisabeth”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jersey General Hospital and Saint Helier Marina.
Jersey General Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Danrok, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jersey General Hospital in Saint Helier is the only hospital on the island of Jersey. It has 219 beds. Medical students are placed at the hospital by the Wessex Deanery of Health Education England.
Saint Helier Marina
Marina
St Helier Marina is one of three marinas located in Saint Helier Harbour, and is operated by Ports of Jersey. The marina is mostly used for berthing private yachts using a series of pontoons.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Helier and Saint Aubin.
Saint Helier
Town
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Jersey is the largest and southernmost of the Channel Islands. It's a self-governing dependency of the British Crown, but not part of the United Kingdom.
Saint Aubin
Village
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St. Aubin is a town and port in La Vingtaine du Coin, St. Brelade in Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands. It is located on the western end of St. Saint Aubin is situated 3½ km west of Elizabeth Castle.
Le Hocq
Locality
Photo: Man vyi, Public domain.
Le Hocq is an area in the parish of St. Clement, in the south-east of Jersey, Channel Islands. Le Hocq is a Jèrriais name, and means 'the headland' or 'the cape' in English. Le Hocq is situated 4½ km east of Elizabeth Castle.
Elizabeth Castle
- Categories: castle, independent museum, and landform
- Location: Jersey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Swedish—“Elizabeth Castle” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Замак Елізаветы”
- Cebuano: “Elizabeth Castle”
- Dutch: “Elizabeth Castle”
- French: “château Elizabeth”
- French: “Château Elizabeth”
- German: “Elizabeth Castle”
- Narom: “Chate Lizabe”
- Narom: “Châté Lîzabé”
- Polish: “Elizabeth Castle (Jersey)”
- Polish: “Elizabeth Castle”
- Russian: “Замок Елизаветы”
- Russian: “Замок Элизабет”
- Swedish: “Elizabeth Castle”
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