Mount Pride Castle
Mont Orgueil is a castle in Jersey that overlooks the harbour of Gorey; a port on the east coast of the Island. It is known as Gorey Castle by English-speakers, and the "Old Castle" by Jèrriais-speakers.Photo: Man vyi, Public domain.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Jersey
- Also known as: “Gorey Castle” and “Mont Orgueil”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pouquelaye de Faldouet and Gorey Church.
Pouquelaye de Faldouet
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Pouquelaye de Faldouet is an archaeological site, which is situated 680 metres northwest of Mount Pride Castle.
Victoria Tower
Building
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Victoria Tower, Jersey, is a Martello tower that the British completed in 1837 and named after Queen Victoria, who succeeded to the Throne in that year. Victoria Tower is situated 360 metres north of Mount Pride Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gorey and Verclut Point.
Gorey
Village
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Gorey is a village in the parishes of St Martin and Grouville, vingtaines of Faldouet and Marais, on the east coast of Jersey. The harbour is one of the three main harbours of the island, and is located in St Martin.
Verclut Point
Locality
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Verclut Point is a locality, which is situated 3 km north of Mount Pride Castle.
Le Hocq
Locality
Photo: Man vyi, Public domain.
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 4½ km southwest of Mount Pride Castle.
Mount Pride Castle
- Categories: archaeological site, history museum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Jersey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.19947° or 49° 11′ 58″ northLongitude
-2.0192° or 2° 1′ 9″ westOpen location code
8CXV5XXJ+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
way 166410471OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1313383
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Mount Pride Castle” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Mont Orgueil”
- Chinese: “戈雷堡”
- Dutch: “Mont Orgueil”
- French: “château de Mont-Orgueil”
- French: “Château de Mont-Orgueil”
- German: “Gorey Castle”
- German: “Mont Orgueil Castle”
- Narom: “Vièr Châté”
- Polish: “Mont Orgueil (Jersey)”
- Polish: “Mont Orgueil”
- Russian: “Мон-Оргёйль”
- Russian: “Монт-Оргёй”
- Spanish: “Mont Orgueil”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Caesar’s Fort and Castle Green.
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