 La Tour de Vinde | |
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| Location | St Aubin's Bay Saint Brélade Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 49°09′55″N 2°10′05″W / 49.165270°N 2.168036°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1915 |
| Construction | stone tower |
| Height | 10 metres (33 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with the light on a mast |
| Markings | black tower with a horizontal white band |
| Operator | Jersey Harbours[2] |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 18 metres (59 ft) |
| Range | 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl (4) W 12s. |
La Tour de Vinde (aka Noirmont Tower) is a Martello tower that the British erected between 1808 and 1810 to command the approaches to St Aubin's Bay, Jersey. The tower stands at the foot of the cliffs of Noirmont Point, in the Vingtaine de Noirmont in the Parish of Saint Brélade. During the occupation of the Channel Islands in World War II, the Germans erected Battery Lothringen on the top of Noirmont Point. The site of the tower is accessible at low tide by foot, though the tower itself is closed to the public.
La Tour de Vinde is painted black and white to serve as a daymark for sailors. Since 1915 it has housed a light that at night flashes every 12 seconds. The tower is currently under the purview of the Harbour & Airport Committee.
- ^ Feu de Noirmont Point Phares du Monde
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Jersey". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 13 January 2016.