Fort Le Crocq
Fort Le Crocq is an archaeological site in Guernsey. Fort Le Crocq is situated nearby to the hamlet St Andrew, as well as near the village St Martin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Le Trépied Dolmen and Fort Homme.
Le Trépied Dolmen
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Le Trépied Dolmen is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Fort Le Crocq.
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 1½ km northeast of Fort Le Crocq.
Chapel of St Apolline
Church
Photo: Man vyi, Public domain.
The Chapel of St Apolline, La Grande Rue, Saint Saviour, Guernsey is a protected building and historic monument. Constructed in the 14th century, it is still in regular use for worship. The Chapel has stood virtually unchanged for over 600 years. Chapel of St Apolline is situated 1¼ km southwest of Fort Le Crocq.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Andrew and St Martin.
St Andrew
Hamlet
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 4½ km southeast of Fort Le Crocq.
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 Fort Le Crocq.
Fort Le Crocq
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Le Crocq”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Guernsey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.46642° or 49° 27′ 59″ northLongitude
-2.62719° or 2° 37′ 38″ westElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
8CXVF98F+H4OpenStreetMap ID
node 2529452362OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteGeoNames ID
6424170
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