Grande Rocque Battery
Grande Rocque Battery is an archaeological site in Guernsey. Grande Rocque Battery is situated nearby to La Mare de Carteret High School, as well as near Saumarez Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include La Mare de Carteret High School and Saumarez Park.
La Mare de Carteret High School
School
La Mare de Carteret High School was a high school on the island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands, located in the Castel parish. The school is expected closed in 2025 due its rebuilding costs and had stopped accepting Year 7 pupils, since September 2023. La Mare de Carteret High School is situated 1 km southeast of Grande Rocque Battery.
Saumarez Park
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Saumarez Park is the largest public park on the island of Guernsey.
Fort Homme
Fort
Photo: Acad Ronin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Hommet is a fortification on Vazon Bay headland in Castel, Guernsey. It is built on the site of fortifications that date back to 1680, and consists of a Martello tower from 1804, later additions during the Victorian Era, and bunkers and casemates that the Germans constructed during World War II. Fort Homme is situated 2½ km southwest of Grande Rocque Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Andrew and St Peter Port.
Saint 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. Saint Andrew is situated 4½ km south of Grande Rocque Battery.
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 5 km southeast of Grande Rocque Battery.
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 6 km southeast of Grande Rocque Battery.
Grande Rocque Battery
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Guernsey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.48824° or 49° 29′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.58886° or 2° 35′ 20″ westElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
8CXVFCQ6+7FOpenStreetMap ID
way 539879830OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteGeoNames ID
6421913
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