Lewis Tower

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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. ()

Coordinates: 49°13'47"N, 2°14'4"W

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Saint OuenUnited Kingdom

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Lewis Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

6.1 miSE
16th-century fortress on a rocky islet
Elizabeth Castle, Saint Helier
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3.5 miS
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
La Corbière
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5.2 miSE
Museum, Historical place
Battery Lothringen
133 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...
3.5 miSE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
St Brelade's Church
89 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.
5.2 miSE
Tower, Mountain, View point
La Tour de Vinde
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4.3 miSE
Archaeological site
La Cotte
110 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.
3.5 miSE
Church
Fishermen's Chapel
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1.5 miNW
Archaeological site
Le Pinacle
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4.7 miSE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
St Matthew's Church
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4.1 miSE
Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
Saint Aubin
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1.4 miNW
Archaeological site
Les Landes
37 min walk • Les Landes is an area of coastal heathland in the north-west of Jersey. It has been designated as a Site of Special Interest since 1996. The site is the largest of its kind in Jersey at 160 ha.