Sillette Passage
Sillette Passage is a channel in Jersey. Sillette Passage is situated nearby to the locality La Fosse, as well as near La Haule.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include La Cotte de St Brelade and La Tour de Vinde.
La Cotte de St Brelade
Archaeological site
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La Cotte de St Brelade is a Paleolithic site of early habitation in Saint Brélade, Jersey. Cotte means "cave" in Jèrriais. Neanderthals lived there at various times between around 250,000 years ago and after 48,000 years ago—making it the earliest known occupation of the Channel Islands by a hominin species, and also possibly one of the last Neanderthal sites in northwestern Europe. La Cotte de St Brelade is situated 3½ km northwest of Sillette Passage.
La Tour de Vinde
Building
Photo: Andy Hawkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
La Tour de Vinde is a Martello tower that the British erected between 1808 and 1810 to command the approaches to St Aubin's Bay, Jersey. The tower stands at the foot of the cliffs of Noirmont Point, in the Vingtaine de Noirmont in the Parish of Saint Brélade.
Saint Aubin’s Fort
Castle
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Saint Aubin’s Fort is a castle, which is situated 3½ km north of Sillette Passage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Aubin and Le Hocq.
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 4 km north of Sillette Passage.
Le Hocq
Locality
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Le Hocq is an area in the parish of St. Clement, in the south-east of Jersey, Channel Islands. Le Hocq is a Jèrriais name, and means 'the headland' or 'the cape' in English. Le Hocq is situated 7 km east of Sillette Passage.
L’Ouziere
Locality
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L’Ouziere is a locality, which is situated 9 km northwest of Sillette Passage.
Sillette Passage
- Type: Channel
- Category: body of water
- Location: Jersey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.15333° or 49° 9′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.1575° or 2° 9′ 27″ westOpen location code
8CXV5R3V+82GeoNames ID
6641612
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grunes aux Dardes and Sillette.
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