Seymour Tower
Seymour Tower is a coastal defence tower built on a rocky tidal island called L'Avarison, located 2 km east of the shoreline of Jersey, an area included in Jersey's southeast coast Ramsar site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Peter la Rocque and Fort Henry.
St Peter la Rocque
Church
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St Peter La Rocque is an Anglican church in the Parish of Grouville, in Jersey. It was built in 1852 to serve the fishing community which flourished at La Rocque, which was seen as necessary by the Rector of Grouville, Abraham Le Sueur. St Peter la Rocque is situated 2½ km northwest of Seymour Tower.
Fort Henry
Building
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Fort Henry is a building, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Seymour Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Hocq and Gorey.
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 4 km west of Seymour Tower.
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. Gorey is situated 5 km north of Seymour Tower.
Verclut Point
Locality
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Verclut Point is a locality, which is situated 8 km north of Seymour Tower.
Seymour Tower
- Type: Tower
- Description: coastal defence tower
- Category: building
- Location: Jersey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.15761° or 49° 9′ 27″ northLongitude
-2.00778° or 2° 0′ 28″ westInception
1782Open location code
8CXV5X5R+2VOpenStreetMap ID
way 167176146OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q12832699
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In Other Languages
“Seymour Tower” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Torre Seymour”
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Highlights include La Rocque Harbour and La Rocque Beach.
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