Castle Cornet at dusk, Guernsey, Channel Islands.


Castle became integrated into the breakwater after the period of the Napoleonic Wars. Along the breakwater, a pond for toy yachts was constructed in 1887 for the jubilee of Queen Victoria, which served as a seaplane base during World War 1.


Size: 3420px × 5130px
Location: Castle Cornet, Guernsey, Channel Is, UK.
Photo credit: © David Cantrille / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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