Bréhon Tower
The Bréhon Tower is accessible only by boat and sits on Bréhon Rock, an island in the Little Russell channel about 1.5 km northeast of St Peter Port, Guernsey, between the port and the islands of Herm and Jethou.Photo: Unukorno, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: sea fort in Guernsey
- Also known as: “Bréhon”, “Brehon Tower”, and “Fort Brehon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Herm and Jethou.
Herm
Herm is an island measuring 1½ miles north-south by half a mile east-west, so it's the smallest of the publicly-accessible Channel Islands. It's part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey and lies 3 miles east of that island.
Jethou
Islet
Photo: Mramoeba, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jethou is a small island that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It is privately leased from the Crown, and not open to the public.
Crevichon
Islet
Crevichon is an islet off the west coast of Herm, immediately to the north of Jethou, in the Channel Islands archipelago in the English Channel. According to S.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Herm Harbour and St Peter Port.
Herm Harbour
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herm Harbour is a locality, which is situated 2½ km east of Bréhon Tower.
St Peter Port
Town
Photo: Alistair Young, CC BY 2.0.
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 Peter Port is situated 4 km southwest of Bréhon Tower.
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 6 km southwest of Bréhon Tower.
Bréhon Tower
- Categories: sea fort, lighthouse, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Guernsey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.47122° or 49° 28′ 16″ northLongitude
-2.48815° or 2° 29′ 17″ westOpen location code
8CXVFGC6+FPOpenStreetMap ID
way 522604715OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q4981832
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Macedonian—“Bréhon Tower” goes by many names.
- French: “tour Bréhon”
- French: “Tour Bréhon”
- German: “Bréhon Tower”
- Japanese: “ブレオン・タワー”
- Macedonian: “Бреон Тауер”
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Highlights include Bréhon Rock and Lionais.
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