Fort Saumarez

Fort Saumarez is a Martello tower in Saint Peter, Guernsey, on a headland that forms the northern tip of L'Erée and extends to the Lihou causeway.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lihou and Le Trépied Dolmen.

Lihou

Islet

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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.

Le Trépied Dolmen

Archaeological site

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Le Trépied Dolmen is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km east of Fort Saumarez.

Batterie Mirus

Historic site

The Batterie Mirus is located in Saint Peter and Saint Saviour, Guernsey. Originally called Batterie Nina, it comprised four 30.5 cm guns. The battery was constructed from November 1941 and through the first half of 1942, and was the largest battery in the Channel Islands, the guns having a maximum range of 51 km. Batterie Mirus is situated 1½ km southeast of Fort Saumarez.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Andrew and St Martin.

St Andrew

Hamlet

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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 6 km east of Fort Saumarez.

St Martin

Village

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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 8 km east of Fort Saumarez.