Grosnez Castle
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== Present state == |
== Present state == |
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Grosnez Castle is privately owned, has been managed by Jersey Heritage since 2003 and is open to the public. It is a Grade 1 |
Grosnez Castle is privately owned, has been managed by Jersey Heritage since 2003 and is open to the public. It is a [[Listed buildings in Jersey |
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|Grade 1 listed building]].Listed building or place reference: OU0020, Government of Jersey There is a small, automated lighthouse at the rear of the castle at the top of the surrounding cliffs that affords scenic views out into the [[Atlantic Ocean]], and towards the other [[Channel Islands]] and the coast of [[Normandy]], France. |
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The castle ruins still present comprise a gatehouse, exterior walls and four towers and some simple interior buildings, all of local [[granite]]. The exterior walls are thickest on the landward side and the castle's position on a clifftop 200 ft (~ 60 m) above the sea which means that the natural features of the site protect it on three sides. Most of the remains are merely the footings and bases of walls exposed during the nineteenth century archaeological excavations and represent all that was left after centuries of stone salvage or pilfering. |
The castle ruins still present comprise a gatehouse, exterior walls and four towers and some simple interior buildings, all of local [[granite]]. The exterior walls are thickest on the landward side and the castle's position on a clifftop 200 ft (~ 60 m) above the sea which means that the natural features of the site protect it on three sides. Most of the remains are merely the footings and bases of walls exposed during the nineteenth century archaeological excavations and represent all that was left after centuries of stone salvage or pilfering. |
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