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Coastal Fortifications

Explore the strategic military architecture of the Channel Islands, featuring defenses ranging from 19th-century Martello towers to massive World War II bunkers. This selection includes Jersey’s iconic La Rocco Tower and Guernsey’s Fort Hommet, which showcases restored German coastal artillery. In Alderney, the extensive ruins of Fort Tourgis and the causeway-linked Fort Clonque highlight Victorian-era engineering designed to counter French naval threats, while Fort Saumarez demonstrates the layering of 20th-century observation towers atop earlier circular granite structures.