Îles Anglo-Normandes

Fortifications côtières aux îles Anglo-Normandes

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.

Coastal Fortifications — Carte

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Coastal fortifications of Jersey

Jersey is a heavily fortified island with coastal fortifications that date from different periods such as the English Civil War, the…

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Fort Hommet

Fort Hommet is a fortification on Vazon Bay headland in Castel, Guernsey.

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Fort Tourgis

Fort Tourgis is an extensive fortification in Alderney to the north west of St Anne forming part of the Fortifications of Alderney.

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Fort Clonque

Fort Clonque is a 19th-century coastal fortress in Alderney, in the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the Channel Islands.

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Fort Saumarez

Fort Saumarez is a Martello tower in Saint Peter, Guernsey, on a headland that forms the northern tip of L'Erée and extends to the Lihou…