Tas de Pois d’Aval
Tas de Pois d’Aval is in Guernsey. Tas de Pois d’Aval is situated nearby to the locality Pleinmont, as well as near Les Fontaines.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Grey and Torteval Church.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 one mile north west of Pleinmont where the Trinity House cottages were built. Les Hanois Lighthouse is situated 3 km northwest of Tas de Pois d’Aval.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Andrew and St Martin.
Saint 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. Saint Andrew is situated 8 km northeast of Tas de Pois d’Aval.
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 8 km east of Tas de Pois d’Aval.
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 10 km northeast of Tas de Pois d’Aval.
Tas de Pois d’Aval
- Type: Rock
- Also known as: “Gull Rock”
- Category: landform
- Location: Guernsey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.42278° or 49° 25′ 22″ northLongitude
-2.66556° or 2° 39′ 56″ westOpen location code
8CXVC8FM+4QGeoNames ID
6417164
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