Castle Cornet

Castle Cornet is a large island castle in , and former tidal island, also known as Cornet Rock or Castle Rock. Its importance was as a defence not only of the island, but of the roadstead.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: island castle in Guernsey
  • Also known as: “Castle Rock”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Castle Breakwater Lighthouse and Hauteville House.

Lighthouse
Photo: Unukorno, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 280 metres northeast of Castle Cornet.

Museum
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a house in , . is situated 1 km west of Castle Cornet.

Lighthouse
Photo: Wolfgang Fricke, CC BY 3.0.
is a lighthouse, which is situated 350 metres north of Castle Cornet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Peter Port and St Martin.

Town
Photo: Alistair Young, CC BY 2.0.
The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a group of islands in the English Channel, part of the .

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a group of islands in the English Channel, part of the . is situated 2½ km southwest of Castle Cornet.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Saint Andrew is located in the centre of and… is situated 3 km west of Castle Cornet.

Castle Cornet

Latitude
49.45311° or 49° 27′ 11″ north
Longitude
-2.5267° or 2° 31′ 36″ west
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
8CXVFF3F+68
Open­Street­Map ID
way 284616678
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
6420377
Wiki­data ID
Q155252
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Castle Cornet” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Castle Cornet”
  • Chinese: “柯奈特城堡”
  • Chinese: “科內特城堡”
  • French: “château Cornet”
  • French: “Château Cornet”
  • German: “Castle Cornet”
  • German: “Cornet Rock”
  • Italian: “Castle Cornet”
  • Japanese: “コーネット城”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Castle Cornet”
  • Norwegian: “Castle Cornet”
  • Russian: “Корнет”
  • Swedish: “Castle Cornet”
  • Uzbek: “Kornet qalʼasi”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: L’Aumone and St Sampson.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Castle Cornet Ticket Office and Souvenir Shop and Noonday Gun.

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Worth a closer look: Sark and Alderney.

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