Les Crêtes
Les Crêtes is a point in Guernsey. Les Crêtes is situated nearby to the locality Hougue Anthan, as well as near the hamlet Torteval.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.
Batterie Mirus
Historic site
The Batterie Mirus is located in Saint Peter and Saint Saviour, Guernsey. Originally called Batterie Nina, it comprised four 30.5 cm guns. The battery was constructed from November 1941 and through the first half of 1942, and was the largest battery in the Channel Islands, the guns having a maximum range of 51 km. Batterie Mirus is situated 3½ km northeast of Les Crêtes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Andrew and St Martin.
St Andrew
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 7 km northeast of Les Crêtes.
St Martin
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 7 km east of Les Crêtes.
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 9 km northeast of Les Crêtes.
Les Crêtes
- Type: Point
- Also known as: “Les Cretes”
- Category: landform
- Location: Guernsey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Les Crêtes” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Les Crêtes”
- German: “Les Crêtes”
- Swedish: “Les Crêtes”
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