Rousse Tower
Rousse Tower is a loop-holed tower and battery built in the 19th century to defend the island against threat of French invasion. In 1816 the battery consisted of 3 24 pounder and two nine pounder cannons
It has been fully restored and features displays of Napoleonic era fortifications.
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Source
- Text: Sharky Ward
- Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward
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- German Naval Signals Headquarters - Saint Peter Port
- Fort Hommet (Stp. Rotenstein) - Albecq
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Point of interest
Monument
- Boer War Memorial Guernsey and Alderney - Saint Peter Port
- Remembrance Tree A.E.M. Peter Ian Herbert Brouard R.N. - St. Peter Port
- Memorial Major-General Sir Isaac Brock - Saint Peter Port
Cemetery
- Commonwealth War Graves Vale Parochial Cemetery - Vale
- Commonwealth War Graves St. Sampson Churchyard - Saint Sampson
- Commonwealth War Graves St. John Churchyard - Saint Peter Port
Fortification
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