Sechsschartenturm

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Facts and practical information

Sechsschartenturm, heavy MG bunker, La Mare Mill, or 4-S WaKoFest, Wn La Mare Mill, consists of a sechsschartenturm and a personnel bunker. The Organisation Todt built it to an Atlantic Wall standard on a commanding position near the demolished La Mare Mill during the Occupation of Jersey. ()

Built: 1941 (83 years ago)Coordinates: 49°12'47"N, 2°12'43"W

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Saint OuenUnited Kingdom

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Sechsschartenturm – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Elizabeth Castle, La Corbière, Battery Lothringen, St Brelade's Church.

4.7 miSE
16th-century fortress on a rocky islet
Elizabeth Castle, Saint Helier
119 min walk • Elizabeth Castle is a historic fortress situated on a tidal island within the parish of Saint Helier, Jersey. This commanding structure, dating back to the late 16th century, has stood as a guardian of Jersey's coastline, offering an intriguing glimpse into the...
2.9 miSW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
La Corbière
73 min walk • La Corbière Lighthouse stands as a sentinel on the southwestern tip of Jersey, Channel Islands, a beacon of safety guiding mariners through the treacherous waters of the English Channel. Erected in 1874, this iconic lighthouse is not only a vital navigation aid but...
3.7 miSE
Museum, Historical place
Battery Lothringen
94 min walk • Battery Lothringen, located in the United Kingdom, is a coastal artillery battery that stands as a silent sentinel to the strategic importance of the Channel Islands during World War II. Now serving as a museum, this fortification provides visitors with a poignant...
2 miS
Sacred and religious sites, Church
St Brelade's Church
53 min walk • St Brelade's Church is one of the twelve ancient parish churches in the island of Jersey; it is sited on the west side of the island in the parish of St Brelade, in the southwest corner of St Brelade's Bay.
3.7 miSE
Tower, Mountain, View point
La Tour de Vinde
95 min walk • La Tour de Vinde, is a Martello tower that the British erected between 1808 and 1810 to command the approaches to St Aubin's Bay, Jersey.
2.8 miSE
Archaeological site
La Cotte
72 min walk • La Cotte de St Brelade is a Paleolithic site of early habitation in Saint Brélade, Jersey. Cotte means "cave" in Jèrriais. The cave is also known as Lé Creux ès Fées.
2.1 miS
Church
Fishermen's Chapel
53 min walk • The Fishermen's Chapel is a small chapel located beside St Brelade's Church in St Brelade, Jersey, by the shore at the western end of St Brelade's Bay.
3 miNW
Archaeological site
Le Pinacle
77 min walk • Le Pinacle is a protruding pinnacle of rock, at the coastal edge of a Les Landes in the north-west of Jersey, with remains and ruins at its base dating from five periods including the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age. There is also evidence of a rectangular Gallo-Roman temple.
3.3 miE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
St Matthew's Church
85 min walk • St Matthew's Church, also known as the Glass Church, is an Anglican church in Millbrook, in the parish of Saint Lawrence, Jersey, in the Channel Islands. Built in 1840, the church is known for its glass-work by René Lalique added later.
2.6 miSE
Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
Saint Aubin
66 min walk • St. Aubin is a town and port in St. Brelade in Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands. It is located on the western end of St. Aubin's Bay, on the south coast of the island, opening out into the Gulf of Saint-Malo. St. Aubin was originally a fishing village and the historic economic centre of the island.
1.5 miNW
Tower
Lewis Tower
40 min walk • Lewis Tower, Jersey, is a Martello tower that the British erected in 1835 in St Ouen's Bay. The tower was named after Colonel Griffith Lewis, who commanded the Royal Engineers in Jersey from December 1830 to January 1836.

Sechsschartenturm

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Sechsschartenturm – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)