Castle Cornet
Castle Cornet is a large island castle in Guernsey, 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.
- Museum
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (40 feet)
- Description: island castle in Guernsey
- Also known as“Castle Rock”“Cornet Rock”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Castle Breakwater Lighthouse and Hauteville House.
Castle Breakwater Lighthouse
280 metres northeast of Castle Cornet
Hauteville House
Hauteville House is a house in St. Peter Port, Guernsey.
1 km west of Castle Cornet
White Rock
White Rock is a lighthouse.
350 metres north of Castle Cornet
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Peter Port and St Martin.
St Peter Port
The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a group of islands in the English Channel, part of the Channel Islands.
St Martin
The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a group of islands in the English Channel, part of the Channel Islands.
2½ km southwest of Castle Cornet
Castle Cornet
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Latitude
49.45311° or 49° 27′ 11″ north
Longitude
-2.5267° or 2° 31′ 36″ west
Open location code
8CXVFF3F+68
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OpenStreetMap feature
building = castle
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = castle
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = museum
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Castle Cornet” goes by many names.
Castle CornetCebuano
柯奈特城堡Chinese
科內特城堡Chinese
Castle CornetItalian
Castle RockItalian
Cornet RockItalian
コーネット城Japanese
Castle CornetNorwegian
Castle CornetNorwegian Bokmål
КорнетRussian
Castle CornetSwedish
Kornet qalʼasiUzbek
Localities in the Area
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