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Historic Castles & Forts

Discover the strategic maritime history of the Channel Islands through its diverse coastal defenses. This collection includes Guernsey’s Castle Cornet and Jersey’s Elizabeth Castle, both historic tidal strongholds. The list also features the unique Martello tower of Fort Grey, known as the "cup and saucer," and Alderney’s 19th-century Victorian fortresses, Fort Clonque and Fort Tourgis. These sites span centuries of military architecture, from medieval island castles to the extensive fortifications built to monitor the English Channel.

Historic Castles & Forts — Térkép

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Castle Cornet

Castle Cornet is a large island castle in Guernsey, and former tidal island, also known as Cornet Rock or Castle Rock.

Luc Van Braekel / CC BY 2.0

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Elizabeth Castle

Elizabeth Castle is a castle and tourist attraction, on a tidal island within the parish of Saint Helier, Jersey.

Angus MacRae / CC BY 2.0

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Fort Grey

Fort Grey, colloquially known as the "cup and saucer", is a Martello tower located on a tidal rock in Rocquaine Bay in Saint Peter,…

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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…

Richardh1976 / CC BY-SA 4.0

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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.

TheOnlyMoxey / CC BY 2.0

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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.