White tower
The cup and saucer.
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Fort Grey is a white defensive tower on a tidal rock in Rocquaine Bay on the west coast of Guernsey, about 8 km in a straight line west of the capital, St Peter Port. Islanders jokingly call it the «cup and saucer» for its white tower rising above its round walls. The tower was built in 1804 on the remains of a small medieval fort and named after Charles Grey, Governor of Guernsey from 1797 to 1807. It is one of three towers of this type on the island and the largest of them. Today the fort houses a shipwreck museum, showing objects recovered from the many ships wrecked on the dangerous rocks off the west coast, and stories of sailors and rescuers. A short stone causeway leads to it from the shore, and its walls look out over the bay and rocks. The museum charges entry. Check opening times, as it may open seasonally, and afterwards walk along the long Rocquaine beach.
The cup and saucer.
Objects from wrecks.
A long beach.
Rocquaine Bay, St Peter, Guernsey
For its white tower above its round walls.
Yes, of shipwrecks.