L’Ecluse

L’Ecluse is a building in Guernsey. L’Ecluse is situated nearby to the house La Seigneurie, as well as near Les Autelets.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include La Seigneurie and Brecqhou.

La Seigneurie

House

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La Seigneurie is the traditional residence of the seigneur of Sark. The seigneur is the head of Sark in the Channel Islands. Michael Beaumont, 22nd Seigneur of Sark, and his wife, Diana, moved from the Seigneurie to a smaller cottage on their estate when frail health triggered a need for a smaller residence that was better suited to aging residents. La Seigneurie is situated 210 metres east of L’Ecluse.

Brecqhou

Island

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Brecqhou is one of the Channel Islands, located off the west coast of Sark where they are now geographically detached from each other. Brecqhou is politically part of both Sark and the Bailiwick of Guernsey.

Les Autelets

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Les Autelets are a series of four sea stacks located on the north-western coast of Sark in the Channel Islands. The quartet of stacks have played a significant role in 19th-century maritime literature and art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sark and Point Derrible.

Sark

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Sark is a small island within the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the Channel Islands, with a population of 492 in 2015 and an area of little more than 2 square miles.