Le Pinacle

#1172 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Archaeological site

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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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 49°14'51"N, 2°15'10"W

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Saint OuenUnited Kingdom

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Le Pinacle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

4.7 miS
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
La Corbière
120 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...
6.7 miSE
Museum, Historical place
Battery Lothringen
171 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...
4.9 miSE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
St Brelade's Church
126 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.
6.7 miSE
Tower, Mountain, View point
La Tour de Vinde
171 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.
5.8 miSE
Archaeological site
La Cotte
147 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.
4.9 miSE
Church
Fishermen's Chapel
126 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.
6 miSE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
St Matthew's Church
154 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.
5.6 miSE
Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
Saint Aubin
142 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 miSE
Tower
Lewis Tower
38 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.
~1090 ftE
Archaeological site
Les Landes
6 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.
6.4 miSE
Tower
Portelet Tower
164 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.