Castle
Mont Orgueil
🇯🇪 Jersey · 13th century
Mont Orgueil (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ ɔʁɡœj]; French for 'Mount Pride') is a castle in Jersey that overlooks the harbour of Gorey; a port on the east coast of the Island. It is known as Gorey Castle by English-speakers, and the "Old Castle" (lé Vièr Châté) by Jèrriais-speakers. The castle was first referred to as 'Mont Orgeuil' in an ordnance survey made in 1462, when the castle was under French occupation in the Late Middle Ages. The castle was the seat of royal authority on Jersey throughout the medieval period and served as the main fortress on the Island until the construction of Elizabeth Castle in 1594. It is classified as a Grade I listed building.
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Mont Orgueil ranks #2,236 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 4 mapped in Jersey. Founded 1204, it is older than 76% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 860 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,268 times in the last 60 days, more than 77% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Jersey compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Mont Orgueil?
Mont Orgueil stands in Jersey, at 49.19944°, -2.01944°.
When was Mont Orgueil built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1204. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Mont Orgueil?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #2,236 of 8,133 worldwide, and #2 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 Mont Orgueil?
Fort Regent, about 7 km away.
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