Fort Grosnez
Fort Grosnez is a fort in Guernsey. Fort Grosnez is situated nearby to the marina Braye Harbour, as well as near Braye Road railway station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alderney and Braye Harbour.
Alderney
Photo: Chickenofbristol, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alderney is part of the Balliwick of Guernsey, and at 3 miles long by 1½ miles wide it's the third largest of the Channel Islands, with a population in 2018 of 2019.
Braye Harbour
Marina
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Braye Harbour is the main harbour on the north side of the island of Alderney, in the Channel Islands, a dependency of the British Crown. A 3,000 feet breakwater was built by the Admiralty to protect the Navy in the 19th century shelters Braye Harbour. Braye Harbour is situated 140 metres southeast of Fort Grosnez.
Braye Road railway station
Railway station
Braye Road is a station on the Alderney Railway, on the island of Alderney. It runs along the Braye Harbour. Described as "tiny", it is a station on the only working railway in the Channel Islands, where it crosses a major walking path. Braye Road railway station is situated 400 metres southeast of Fort Grosnez.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Anne.
Saint Anne
Town
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Saint Anne is the main town of Alderney in the Channel Islands.
Fort Grosnez
- Type: Fort
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Guernsey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.72443° or 49° 43′ 28″ northLongitude
-2.20397° or 2° 12′ 14″ westElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
8CXVPQFW+QCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1062182003OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortGeoNames ID
9973093
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