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Portelet Ledge

Portelet Ledge is in . Portelet Ledge is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include La Cotte de St Brelade and Portelet Tower.

Archaeological site
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is a Paleolithic site of early habitation in Saint Brélade, . Cotte means "" in Jèrriais. Neanderthals lived there at various times between around 250,000 years ago and after 48,000 years ago—making it the earliest known occupation of the by a hominin species, and also possibly one of the last Neanderthal sites in northwestern Europe.

Building
, , is a round tower that the British built in 1808 on the tidal island L'Île au Guerdain in Portelet Bay in the parish of Saint Brélade, .

Building
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is a that the British erected between 1808 and 1810 to command the approaches to Bay, . The tower stands at the foot of the cliffs of Noirmont Point, in the Vingtaine de Noirmont in the Parish of Saint Brélade.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint Aubin and L’Ouziere.

Village
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St. Aubin is a town and port in La Vingtaine du Coin, St. Brelade in , the largest of the Channel Islands. It is located on the western end of St.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 7 km northwest of Portelet Ledge.

Locality
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is an area in the parish of St. Clement, in the south-east of , . is a Jèrriais name, and means 'the headland' or 'the cape' in English. is situated 9 km east of Portelet Ledge.

Portelet Ledge

Latitude
49.16611° or 49° 9′ 58″ north
Longitude
-2.17889° or 2° 10′ 44″ west
Open location code
8CXV5R8C+CC
Geo­Names ID
3237117
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Portelet Bay and Île au Guerdain.

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