Sark forts
Has been described as a Possible Artillery Fort
There are earthwork remains
Name | Sark forts |
Alternative Names | Le fort |
Historic Country | Sark |
Modern Authority | Sark |
1974 Authority | A |
Civil Parish | |
Above the narrow isthmus that joins Little Sark to the mainland is a star-shaped earthwork fort attributed by the locals to the time of the French invasion of 1549. (Salter)
In 1549 a French naval force landed Captain Francois Breuil and 400 men on the island. Their forts can still be made out - overlooking the landings at the Eperquerie and Grand Greve below La Coupee, and on the Hogsback above Dixcart Bay. The 100 men remaining in 1553 were expelled by a Flemish corsair, vainly hoping for reward from the English Queen Mary. A Jersey party rased the fortifications. (Chapel Studios)
Not scheduled
Not Listed
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid Reference | |
Latitude | 49.4215698242188 |
Longitude | -2.36561989784241 |
Eastings | 0 |
Northings | 0 |