La Cotte

#921 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Archaeological site

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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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 49°10'32"N, 2°11'18"W

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Saint BerladeUnited Kingdom

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La Cotte – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Battery Lothringen, St Brelade's Church, La Tour de Vinde, Fishermen's Chapel.

1 miSE
Museum, Historical place
Battery Lothringen
26 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...
0.9 miNW
Sacred and religious sites, Church
St Brelade's Church
23 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.
1 miSE
Tower, Mountain, View point
La Tour de Vinde
27 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.
0.9 miNW
Church
Fishermen's Chapel
23 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.
1.1 miNE
Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
Saint Aubin
30 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.
0.7 miSE
Tower
Portelet Tower
17 min walk • Portelet Tower, Jersey, is a Martello tower that the British built in 1808 on the tidal island L'Île au Guerdain in Portelet Bay in the parish of Saint Brélade, Jersey. The site is often referred to as Janvrin's tower or Janvrin's Tomb. The site is accessible at low tide.
1.1 miNE
Church
St Aubin on the Hill
29 min walk • St Aubin on the Hill is an Anglican church located in the Parish of St Brelade, Jersey, and is dedicated to Saint Aubin of Angers. Building of the present church began on 4 June 1889, with the laying of the foundation stone by the Bishop of Guildford. It was opened on 13 October 1892.