Fort Hommet (Q5471346)

  • matcher place: Guernsey (relation 270009), English Channel (relation 9280887)
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  • English Wikipedia categories: Coastal fortifications, Fortifications in Guernsey, Infrastructure completed in 1804, Martello towers, Tourist attractions in Guernsey, Towers completed in 1804
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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Fort Hommet (or Fort Houmet) is a fortification on Vazon Bay headland (or houmet in Guernésiais) in Castel, Guernsey. It is built on the site of fortifications that date back to 1680, and consists of a Martello tower from 1804, later additions during the Victorian Era, and bunkers and casemates that the Germans constructed during World War II.

Summary from Deutsch / German Wikipedia (dewiki)

Fort Hommet, auch Fort Houmet, ist die Ruine einer Küstenforts auf einer Landzunge in der Gemeinde Castel auf der Kanalinsel Guernsey. Es wurde an einer Stelle errichtet, an der bereits seit 1680 Festungsanlagen waren und besteht aus einem Martello-Turm, der 1804 errichtet wurde, Anbauten aus viktorianischer Zeit sowie Bunkern und Kasematten, die die Deutschen im Zweiten Weltkrieg bauten.

Wikidata location: 49.4740, -2.6120 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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Martello towers man_made=water_tower, building=tower, man_made=tower
Tourist attractions in Guernsey tourism=museum, tourism=attraction
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