La Grande Folie

La Grande Folie is in . La Grande Folie is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mannez Quarry railway station and Mannez Lighthouse.

Railway station
Photo: Richardh1976, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mannez Quarry is a station on the Alderney Railway, located on the island of . The station has one platform and multiple sidings, and it serves as the home of all the locomotives and rolling stock.

Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Alderney Lighthouse is a stone lighthouse built on the North-East coast of the island of . It was constructed in 1912 to protect shipping from the dangerous waters of the and the numerous rocks surrounding Alderney.

Castle
is a fort on the small , an islet off the coast of . 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint Anne.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is the main town and only parish on the island of in the . It serves as the administrative center of the island, housing the autonomous States of Alderney Chamber. is situated 3 km west of La Grande Folie.

La Grande Folie

Latitude
49.72472° or 49° 43′ 29″ north
Longitude
-2.16389° or 2° 9′ 50″ west
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
8CXVPRFP+VC
Geo­Names ID
6608941
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