La Tour de Vinde
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.
Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Building
- …dates from 1810
- …stands 10 metres (33 feet) tall
- Description: lighthouse in Jersey
- Also known as“Noirmont Point Light”“Noirmont Tower”“Tour de Vinde, Jersey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover La Cotte de St Brelade and Portelet Tower.
La Cotte de St Brelade
La Cotte de St Brelade is an archaeological site…
2 km northwest of La Tour de Vinde
Saint Aubin’s Fort
Saint Aubin’s Fort is a castle.
2 km north of La Tour de Vinde
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Aubin and Saint Helier.
Saint Aubin
St Aubin is a town and port in La Vingtaine du Coin, St Brelade, Jersey.
2½ km north of La Tour de Vinde
Saint Helier
Jersey is the largest and southernmost of the Channel Islands.
5 km northeast of La Tour de Vinde
La Tour de Vinde
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Latitude
49.16522° or 49° 9′ 55″ north
Longitude
-2.168° or 2° 10′ 5″ west
Open location code
8CXV5R8J+3R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = tower
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = martello_tower
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In Other Languages
“La Tour de Vinde” goes by many names.
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