La Tour Cârrée

La Tour Cârrée, or The Square Tower, on Jersey, is not a tower but rather is a fortified guardhouse and magazine in the style of a blockhouse with loopholes for musketry.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kempt Tower and Saint Ouen’s Church.

Kempt Tower

Tower

Photo: Acad Ronin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kempt Tower, in La Grande Cueillette, Saint Ouen, Jersey, is also known as Saint Ouen No. Kempt Tower is situated 470 metres north of La Tour Cârrée.

Saint Ouen’s Church

Church

Photo: Man vyi, Public domain.

Saint Ouen’s Church is situated 1½ km northeast of La Tour Cârrée.

Lewis Tower

Tower

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lewis Tower is a Martello tower in St Ouen's Bay on the island of Jersey. Lewis Tower is situated 1½ km northwest of La Tour Cârrée.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include L’Ouziere and Saint Aubin.

L’Ouziere

Locality

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L’Ouziere is a locality.

Saint Aubin

Village

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St Aubin is a town and port in La Vingtaine du Coin, St Brelade, Jersey. Saint Aubin is situated 5 km southeast of La Tour Cârrée.

Ronez Point

Locality

Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ronez Point is a locality, which is situated 7 km northeast of La Tour Cârrée.

La Tour Cârrée

Type: Building
Also known as: “La Tour Carré” and “Square Fort”
Category: built structure
Location: Jersey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

49.217° or 49° 13′ 1″ north

Longitude

-2.2264° or 2° 13′ 35″ west

Elevation

7 metres (23 feet)

Open location code

8CXV6Q8F+QC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 167177039

OpenStreetMap feature

building=guardhouse

GeoNames ID

6640919

Wikidata ID

Q16931758

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In Other Languages

“La Tour Cârrée” goes by many names.

French: “La Tour Cârrée”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: La Crabiere and Le Port.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: La Tour Carree and The Cutty Sark.

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