Vaux de Monel
Vaux de Monel is a nature reserve in Torteval, Guernsey. Vaux de Monel is situated nearby to the hamlet Torteval, as well as near the village St Pierre du Bois.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lihou Island and Fort Grey.
Lihou Island
Islet
Photo: algo52, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lihou is a small tidal island just off the west coast of the island of Guernsey, in the English Channel, between Great Britain and France. Administratively, Lihou forms part of the Parish of St Peter's in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, and is now owned by the parliament of Guernsey, although there have been a number of owners in the past.
Fort Grey
Castle
Photo: Angus MacRae, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Les Hanois Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Les Hanois Lighthouse was constructed between 1860 and 1862 to a design by James Walker, and was first lit on 8 December 1862. It is sited on the rock known as Le Biseau, or Le Bisé, part of the reef Les Hanois one mile north west of Pleinmont where the Trinity House cottages were built.
Vaux de Monel
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Torteval, Guernsey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.4348° or 49° 26′ 5″ northLongitude
-2.6684° or 2° 40′ 6″ westOperator
National Trust of GuernseyOpen location code
8CXVC8MJ+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 679682112OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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