Elizabeth Castle on a tidal island within the parish of Saint Helier, Jersey, the Channel islands. Construction was started in the 16th century when the power of cannon meant that the existing stronghold at Mont Orgueil was insufficient to defend the Island and the port of St. Helier was vulnerable to attack by ships armed with cannon. Sir Walter Raleigh Governor of Jersey between 1600 and 1603, named the castle Elizabeth Castle after Elizabeth I of England.

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Location: Saint Helier, Jersey
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