Vale Castle

Vale Castle, is a protected building located in the . The original name was "Le Château St Michel", later it became "Château de Val" or "Château de Valle" and is over 1,000 years old.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Guernsey
  • Also known as: “Le Chateau St. Michel” and “Vale Castle, Guernsey”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bordeaux Harbour and St. Sampson Church.

Beach
for other uses, see Port of Bordeaux is a fishing port and bay in the parish of in the northeast of , about 2 miles north of . is situated 570 metres north of Vale Castle.

Church
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is situated 670 metres southwest of Vale Castle.

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is situated 1¼ km north of Vale Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Peter Port and Herm Harbour.

Town
Photo: Alistair Young, CC BY 2.0.
The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a group of islands in the English Channel, part of the . Guernsey is the main island, some 50 miles west of the Cotentin Peninsula in France. is situated 4 km southwest of Vale Castle.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 4½ km east of Vale Castle.

Hamlet
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Saint Andrew is located in the centre of 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, is usually the last parish to be mentioned in such a list. is situated 6 km southwest of Vale Castle.

Vale Castle

Latitude
49.48509° or 49° 29′ 6″ north
Longitude
-2.50911° or 2° 30′ 33″ west
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
8CXVFFPR+29
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25197029
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6420423
Wiki­data ID
Q27628377
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Satellite Map

Discover Vale Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Vale Castle” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as The Vale and South Side.

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