Guernsey · 19th century
Fort Clonque is a 19th-century coastal fortress in Alderney, in the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the Channel Islands built on a rocky outcrop of land joined to the island by a causeway that can be submerged at high tide. It was constructed at a time when French naval power was becoming an increasing concern to the British. It was manned by fifty-five men and fortified with up to ten guns, mostly 68-pounders; however, none were ever fired in anger.
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Fort Clonque ranks #7,036 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 4 mapped in Guernsey. Founded 1855, it is older than 7% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 705 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Guernsey compares in the castle statistics.
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