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 include Kempt Tower and Saint Ouen’s Church.

Kempt Tower

Tower

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Kempt Tower, in La Grande Cueillette, Saint Ouen, Jersey, is also known as Saint Ouen No. 2 and La Grôsse Tou in Jèrriais, and is a Martello tower that the British completed in 1834. Kempt Tower is situated 470 metres north of La Tour Cârrée.

Saint Ouen’s Church

Church

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

Lewis Tower

Tower

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Lewis Tower is a Martello tower in St Ouen's Bay on the island of Jersey. It was erected by the British in 1835, and is named after Colonel Griffith Lewis, who commanded the Royal Engineers in Jersey from December 1830 to January 1836. 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. It is located on the western end of St Aubin's Bay, on the south coast of the island, opening out into the Gulf of Saint-Malo. Saint Aubin is situated 5 km southeast of La Tour Cârrée.