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Channel Islands 8: Exploring Alderney – Roman Fort and Home

Continuing my account of my holiday in the channel islands. The main feature of today’s post is Alderney’s Roman Fort.

Welcome to the latest installment in my series about my recent holiday in the channel islands. Today we look at the second half of Wednesday’s explorations.

THE ROMAN FORT

The Roman fort is well preserved although there is also a considerable amount of stuff there relating to the German occupation. Admission is free, and there is a detailed plan just inside. Why only one Roman fort when the Victorians deemed the island worthy of 18? The Romans controlled the English Channel in its entirety, so no hostile power could have used these any of these islands as a base from which to attack them – the main danger to Rome would have been pirates looking to base fleets there.

THE REST OF THE WALK

We now headed back on a long circuit towards Braye. We saw some more forts, and when we hit a road once again a taxi was called, four of the five of us electing to get home that way while my sister chose to keep walking. Before I share a general gallery, this is the image that now forms my desktop background:

Now for the general gallery…

Now it is time to sign off with a view of Fort Clonque:

This shot was taken from distance.