Fort Grey

Fort Grey is an islet in Guernsey. Fort Grey is situated nearby to Guernsey Pearl, as well as near the beach Portelet.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Grey and Batterie Mirus.

Fort Grey

Castle

Fort Grey, colloquially known as the "cup and saucer", is a Martello tower located on a tidal rock in Rocquaine Bay in Saint Peter, Guernsey on the west coast of the island.

The Batterie Mirus is located in Saint Peter and Saint Saviour, Guernsey. Originally called Batterie Nina, it comprised four 30.5 cm guns. The battery was constructed from November 1941 and through the first half of 1942, and was the largest battery in the Channel Islands, the guns having a maximum range of 51 km. Batterie Mirus is situated 2 km northeast of Fort Grey.

Torteval Church

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Torteval Church is situated 1¼ km southeast of Fort Grey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint Andrew and St Martin.

Saint Andrew

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Saint Andrew is located in the centre of Guernsey and as such is the only parish on the island to be landlocked. As it is customary to list the parishes round the coast, either clockwise or anti-clockwise, starting with St Peter Port, St Andrew is usually the last parish to be mentioned in such a list. Saint Andrew is situated 6 km east of Fort Grey.

St Martin

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a group of islands in the English Channel, part of the Channel Islands. Guernsey is the main island, some 50 miles west of the Cotentin Peninsula in France. St Martin is situated 7 km east of Fort Grey.