Essex Castle
Essex Castle is a building in Guernsey. Essex Castle is situated nearby to the castle Fort Ile de Raz, as well as near the islet Raz Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alderney and Fort Ile de Raz.
Alderney
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Alderney is part of the Balliwick of Guernsey, and at 3 miles long by 1½ miles wide it's the third largest of the Channel Islands, with a population in 2018 of 2019.
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 560 metres east of Essex Castle.
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
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Saint Anne is the main town of Alderney in the Channel Islands.
Essex Castle
- Type: Building
- Category: castle
- Location: Guernsey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.71755° or 49° 43′ 3″ northLongitude
-2.17536° or 2° 10′ 31″ westElevation
60 metres (197 feet)Open location code
8CXVPR9F+2VOpenStreetMap ID
way 441901162OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Essex Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Essex Castle”
- German: “Essex Castle”
- Swedish: “Essex Castle”
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