Fort Clonque, Alderney

Name: Fort Clonque
Address: Clonque Bay, Alderney, GY9 3US, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Alderney

Top attraction, Historical place, Forts and castles

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Fort Clonque is a 19th-century coastal fortress in Alderney, in the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It was constructed at a time when French naval power was becoming an increasing concern to the British. It is built on a rocky outcrop of land joined to the island by a causeway that can be submerged at high tide. It was manned by fifty men and fortified with up to ten guns, mostly 68-pounders; however, none was ever fired in anger. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 49°42'49"N, 2°13'58"W

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Clonque BayAlderney GY9 3US United Kingdom

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Fort Clonque – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Tourgis, Alderney Lighthouse, Braye Harbour, Burhou.

0.7 miNE
Forts and castles
Fort Tourgis, Alderney
18 min walk • Fort Tourgis is an extensive fortification in Alderney to the north west of St Anne forming part of the Fortifications of Alderney.
3.2 miE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Alderney Lighthouse, Alderney
83 min walk • The Alderney Lighthouse is a stone lighthouse built on the North-East coast of the island of Alderney. It was constructed in 1912 to protect shipping from the dangerous waters of the Alderney Race and the numerous rocks surrounding Alderney.
2.1 miNE
Harbor
Braye Harbour
54 min walk • Braye Harbour is the main harbour on the north side of the Island of Alderney, in the Channel Islands, a dependency of the British Crown. A 3,000 feet break-water was built by the Admiralty to protect the Navy in the 19th century shelters Braye Harbour. It is an artificial harbour created by building a pier or jetty.
1.4 miNW
Island
Burhou
37 min walk • Burhou is a small island about 1.4 miles northwest of Alderney that is part of the Channel Islands. It has no permanent residents, and is a bird sanctuary, so landing there is banned from March 15 to August 1.
1.5 miE
Concentration camp
Alderney Concentration Camps, Alderney
38 min walk • The Alderney camps were prison camps built and operated by Nazi Germany during its World War II occupation of the Channel Islands. The Channel Islands were the only part of the British Isles to be occupied.
2.7 miW
Island
Ortac
68 min walk • Ortac is a small uninhabited islet about 5 kilometres west of the coast of Alderney near to the islet of Burhou. It measures roughly 50 by 70 metres, and rises 24 metres above the sea level.
2.3 miE
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Arsenal Ground, Alderney
59 min walk • The Arsenal at Mount Hale is a multi-use sports ground in Alderney. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home of the Alderney national football team and the Alderney Priaulx League team. The ground holds 1,500 people, which is the majority of the island's population.