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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Little Menhir and La Sergente Dolmen.
Little Menhir
Archaeological site
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Little Menhir is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km east of Coastal fortifications of Jersey.
La Sergente Dolmen
Archaeological site
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La Sergente Dolmen is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km south of Coastal fortifications of Jersey.
La Moye Golf Club
Golf course
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La Moye Golf Club is a private golf club located in Saint Brélade on the south-west coast of the island of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands. The club has hosted several prestigious tournaments including the Rediffusion Tournament from 1963 to 1966, the Jersey Open on the European Tour between 1978 and 1995, and the Jersey Seniors Classic on the European Senior Tour since 1996. La Moye Golf Club is situated 1½ km southeast of Coastal fortifications of Jersey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include L’Ouziere and Saint Aubin.
Saint Aubin
Village
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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 5 km east of Coastal fortifications of Jersey.
Saint Helier
Town
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Jersey is the largest and southernmost of the Channel Islands. It's a self-governing dependency of the British Crown, but not part of the United Kingdom. Saint Helier is situated 9 km east of Coastal fortifications of Jersey.
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″ northLongitude
-2.23425° or 2° 14′ 3″ westInception
1796Open location code
8CXV5QX8+88OpenStreetMap ID
way 167176635OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
6641103Wikidata ID
Q1867381
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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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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Coastal fortifications of Jersey”. Photo: Man vyi, Public domain.