Alderney Lighthouse
The Alderney Lighthouse is a stone lighthouse built on the North-East coast of the island of Alderney. It was constructed in 1912 to protect shipping from the dangerous waters of the Alderney Race and the numerous rocks surrounding Alderney.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Alderney, Guernsey
- Also known as: “Mannez Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mannez Quarry railway station and Fort Ile de Raz.
Mannez Quarry railway station
Railway station
Photo: Richardh1976, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mannez Quarry is a station on the Alderney Railway, located on the island of Alderney. The station has one platform and multiple sidings, and it serves as the home of all the locomotives and rolling stock. Mannez Quarry railway station is situated 290 metres southwest of Alderney Lighthouse.
Fort Ile de Raz
Castle
Fort Ile de Raz is a fort on the small Ile de Raz, an islet off the coast of Alderney. The fort itself protects Longis Beach, a harbour on the island, Essex Castle, which served as a military hospital, and the site of the Nunnery, the first fortification on the island, left by the Romans. Fort Ile de Raz is situated 1¼ km south of Alderney Lighthouse.
Raz Island
Islet
Raz Island, also called Ile de Raz, is an islet off the coast of Alderney. It is home to Fort Ile de Raz, a Victorian-era fort, which is part of the Fortifications of Alderney.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Anne.
Saint Anne
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Saint Anne is the main town of Alderney in the Channel Islands. Saint Anne is situated 3½ km southwest of Alderney Lighthouse.
Alderney Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Alderney, Guernsey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.72913° or 49° 43′ 45″ northLongitude
-2.16424° or 2° 9′ 51″ westElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
8CXVPRHP+M8OpenStreetMap ID
node 1543874832OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Alderney Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Alderney Lighthouse”
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Alderney”
- French: “phare de Mannez”
- French: “Phare de Mannez”
- German: “Leuchtturm von Alderney”
- Italian: “Faro di Alderney”
- Japanese: “オルダニー灯台”
- Polish: “Latarnia morska Alderney”
- Russian: “Маяк Олдерни”
- Russian: “Маяк острова Олдерни”
- Russian: “Олдерни (маяк)”
Localities in the Area
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