Les Fontaines
Les Fontaines is a locality in Torteval, Guernsey. Les Fontaines is situated nearby to the locality La Lague, as well as near the hamlet Torteval.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Grey and Lihou Island.
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.
Lihou Island
Islet
Photo: algo52, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Island is situated 3½ km north of Les Fontaines.
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 east of Les Fontaines.
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 Fontaines.
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 east of Les Fontaines.
Les Fontaines
- Type: Locality
- Location: Torteval, Guernsey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.43083° or 49° 25′ 51″ northLongitude
-2.65806° or 2° 39′ 29″ westElevation
40 metres (131 feet)Open location code
8CXVC8JR+8QGeoNames ID
6420097
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