Castle
Elizabeth Castle
🇯🇪 Jersey · 16th century
Elizabeth Castle (Norman: Lé Châté Lîzabé) is a castle and tourist attraction, on a tidal island within the parish of Saint Helier, Jersey. Construction was started in the 16th century when the power of the cannon meant that the existing stronghold at Mont Orgueil was insufficient to defend the Island and the port of St Helier was vulnerable to attack by ships armed with cannons.
It is named after Elizabeth I who was queen of England around the time the castle was built.
Text adapted from “Elizabeth Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Elizabeth Castle ranks #1,894 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #1 of the 4 mapped in Jersey. Founded 1594, it is older than 34% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 718 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,558 times in the last 60 days, more than 78% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Jersey compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Elizabeth Castle?
Elizabeth Castle stands in Jersey, at 49.175°, -2.125°.
When was Elizabeth Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1594. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Elizabeth Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,894 of 7,738 worldwide, and #1 in Jersey. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Elizabeth Castle?
Fort Regent, about 2 km away.
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