Herpin Rock

Places of Interest

Fort Grey

Castle

Photo: Angus MacRae, CC BY 2.0.

Fort Grey, colloquially known as the "cup and saucer", is a Martello tower located on a tidal rock in Rocquaine Bay in Saint Peter, Guernsey on the west coast of the island.

Les Hanois Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Les Hanois Lighthouse was constructed between 1860 and 1862 to a design by James Walker, and was first lit on 8 December 1862. It is sited on the rock known as Le Biseau, or Le Bisé, part of the reef Les Hanois 1 mile north west of Pleinmont where the Trinity House cottages were built. Les Hanois Lighthouse is situated 2½ km northwest of Herpin Rock.

Torteval Church

Church

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Places in the Area

St Andrew

Hamlet

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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. St Andrew is situated 8 km east of Herpin Rock.

St Martin

Village

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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 9 km east of Herpin Rock.

Herpin Rock

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