Coastal fortifications of Jersey
Jersey is a heavily fortified island with coastal fortifications that date to the English Civil War, the Napoleonic Wars, and Nazi Germany's occupation of the Channel Islands.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Little Menhir and La Sergente Dolmen.
Little Menhir
Archaeological site
Little Menhir is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km east of Coastal fortifications of Jersey.
La Sergente Dolmen
Archaeological site
La Moye Golf Club
Golf course
Places in the Area
Nearby places include L’Ouziere and Saint Aubin.
Saint Aubin
Village
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 east of Coastal fortifications of Jersey.
Saint Helier
Town
Coastal fortifications of Jersey
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Gordon’s Tower”, “Jersey Round Tower”, “La Rocco Tower”, and “La Tour de la Rocque-Ho”
- Categories: group of structures or buildings, tower, building, tourism, historic site, and fort
- Location: Jersey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.1983° or 49° 11′ 54″ north
Longitude
-2.23425° or 2° 14′ 3″ west
Inception
1796
Open location code
8CXV5QX8+88
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Coastal fortifications of Jersey” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ronde toren (Jersey)”
- Dutch: “ronde toren”
- Dutch: “Ronde toren”
- French: “Tours rondes de Jersey”
- German: “Jersey Round Tower”
- Hungarian: “kerektorony Jersey szigetén”
- Russian: “Круглые башни Джерси”
- Ukrainian: “Круглі башти Джерсі”
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