Fort Pezeries

Fort Pezeries is a fort in Guernsey. Fort Pezeries is situated nearby to the islet Lihou.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lihou and Fort Grey.

Lihou

Islet

Lihou is a small tidal island just off the west coast of the island of Guernsey, in the English Channel, between Great Britain and France. Administratively, Lihou forms part of the Parish of St Peter's in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, and is now owned by the States of Guernsey, although there have been a number of owners in the past. Lihou is situated 2½ km north of Fort Pezeries.

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. Fort Grey is situated 1¼ km east of Fort Pezeries.

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 west of Fort Pezeries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Andrew and St Martin.

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 Fort Pezeries.

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 Fort Pezeries.