Victoria Tower, Jersey
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Victoria Tower, Jersey, is a Martello tower that the British completed in 1837 and named after Queen Victoria, who succeeded to the Throne in that year. The tower sits on Le Mont Nicholas in Saint Martin just to the west of the castle of Mont Orgueil. The purpose of the tower was to defend the bay of Anne Port to its north and Gorey Harbour to the south from enemy naval bombardment. Currently, the National Trust for Jersey administers the tower.
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La Grande Route de Ste Catherine,
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| Latitude | Longitude |
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| N 49.2026 ° | E -2.021 ° |
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La Grande Route de Ste Catherine
JE3 6DR (La Vingtaine de Faldouet)
Jersey
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