Grosnez Castle
Grosnez Castle is a ruined 14th-century castle in Saint Ouen, situated on the Grosnez headland in the north-west corner of the island of Jersey in the Channel Islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: ruined 14th century castle in Saint Ouen in Jersey
- Also known as: “Le Chateau de Gros Nez”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Les Landes and Le Pinacle.
Les Landes
Heath
Photo: Danrok, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les Landes is an area of coastal heathland in the north-west of Jersey. It has been designated as a Site of Special Interest since 1996. The site is the largest of its kind in Jersey at 160 ha.
Le Pinacle
Archaeological site
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Le Pinacle is a protruding pinnacle of rock, at the coastal edge of a Les Landes in the north-west of Jersey, with remains and ruins at its base dating from five periods including the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age. Le Pinacle is situated 1¼ km south of Grosnez Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include L’Ouziere and Ronez Point.
L’Ouziere
Locality
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L’Ouziere is a locality, which is situated 5 km south of Grosnez Castle.
Ronez Point
Locality
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ronez Point is a locality, which is situated 7 km east of Grosnez Castle.
Saint Aubin
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Aubin is a town and port in La Vingtaine du Coin, St. Brelade in Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands. It is located on the western end of St. Saint Aubin is situated 10 km southeast of Grosnez Castle.
Grosnez Castle
- Categories: ruins, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Jersey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.25755° or 49° 15′ 27″ northLongitude
-2.2468° or 2° 14′ 49″ westElevation
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
8CXV7Q53+27OpenStreetMap ID
node 12625477OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Russian—“Grosnez Castle” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Замак Гроснэ”
- Dutch: “Grosnez Castle”
- French: “château de Grosnez”
- French: “Château de Grosnez”
- German: “Grosnez Castle”
- Narom: “Chate d’Grosnez”
- Narom: “Châté d’Grosnez”
- Russian: “Замок Гросне”
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