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Grève de Lecq Barracks

BarracksBuildings and structures in JerseyMilitary installations closed in 1926Military installations established in 1810Military stubs
St Mary, Jersey
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Grève de Lecq Barracks is an army barracks in Jersey. Construction began in 1810 in response to the threat of invasion by the French. It functioned until 1926 and was acquired by the National Trust for Jersey in 1972. These barracks were unoccupied at the Census of 1921.

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Pierres de Lecq
Pierres de Lecq

Les Pierres de Lecq (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ də lɛk]; Jèrriais: Les Pièrres dé Lé) or the Paternosters are a group of uninhabitable rocks in the Bailiwick of Jersey between Jersey and Sark, 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Grève de Lecq in Saint Mary, and 22.4 km (13.9 mi) west of the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy. Only three or four of the rocks remain visible at high tide: L'Êtaîthe (the eastern one), La Grôsse (the big one) and La Vouêtaîthe (the western one). The area has one of the greatest tidal ranges in the world, sometimes being as much as 12 m (40 ft). The name Paternosters is connected with a legend relating to the colonisation of Sark in the 16th century. According to this legend a boatload of women and children was wrecked on the reef and their cries can still be heard from time to time in the wind. Superstitious sailors would say the Lord's Prayer when passing the rocks, hence the name Paternosters. The rocks are considered to form a biogeographical boundary between a cold and a warmer part of the ocean. Together with the diverse geology of the area and the differences in wave exposure of the different parts, this creates a diverse range of habitats and considerable biodiversity. The variety of algal assemblages support a range of invertebrate species and provides a nursery area for many fish species. Among the fish for which this area is important are the European sea sturgeon, the short-snouted seahorse and the Atlantic salmon. The rocks have been listed as a Ramsar site and support a variety of small cetaceans including dolphins.