Fort Clonque
Fort Clonque is a 19th-century coastal fortress in Alderney, in the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the Channel Islands built on a rocky outcrop of land joined to the island by a causeway that can be submerged at high tide.
- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of 4 metres (13 feet)
- …dates from 1855
- Description: fort in Alderney
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alderney Airport and Fort Tourgis.
Alderney Airport
Aerodrome
Alderney Airport is the only airport on the island of Alderney, Guernsey.
Fort Tourgis
Castle
Fort Tourgis is an extensive fortification in Alderney… Fort Tourgis is situated 1¼ km northeast of Fort Clonque.
Alderney Society Museum
Museum
Alderney Society Museum is the only museum in Alderney in the Channel Islands. Alderney Society Museum is situated 2 km east of Fort Clonque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Anne.
Saint Anne
Town
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Saint Anne is the main town and only parish on the island of Alderney in the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
Fort Clonque
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Latitude
49.7136° or 49° 42′ 49″ north
Longitude
-2.23274° or 2° 13′ 58″ west
Open location code
8CXVPQ78+CW
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Fort Clonque” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort Clonque”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن كلونك”
- French: “fort Clonque”
- French: “Fort Clonque”
- German: “Fort Clonque”
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