Casquets
'S e aon de na h-Eileanan a' Chaolais a thâ ann an Les Casquets neo The Casquets. Tha e suidhichte anns aâ Chaolas Shasannach mu 13 cilemeatair air falbh san Ă ird an iar-thuath Alderney. 'S e seo na co-chomharran aige: 49°43â 4â Tuath is 2° 22â 7â Iar. Tha e na phĂ irt den Bailiwick of Guernsey.
Bha mòran bà taichean nan crannalaich air na Casquets, ri measg an HMS Victory ( 1744), an SS Stella (1899) is an Ievoli Sun ann an 2000.
Tha trĂŹ taighean solais air an eilean ris an canar:
- North West Tower
- East Tower
- South West Tower
SgrĂŹobh Victor Hugo a bha aâ fuireach ann an Guernsey anns an leabhar The Laughing Man (L'Homme qui Rit) mu Les Casquets:
- "To be wrecked on the Casquets is to be cut into ribbons; to strike on the Ortac is to be crushed into powder... On a straight frontage, such of that of the Ortac, neither the wave nor the cannon ball can ricochet... if the wave carries the vessel on the rock she breaks on it, and is lost..."
Ceangal a-mach
[deasaich | deasaich an tĂšs]| Eileanan a' Chaolais | |
|---|---|
| Bailiwick of Jersey | Jersey ⢠Les ĂcrĂŠhous ⢠Les Minquiers ⢠Pierres de Lecq ⢠Les Dirouilles |
| Bailiwick of Guernsey | Guernsey ⢠Alderney ⢠Sark ⢠Herm ⢠Brecqhou ⢠Burhou ⢠Ortac ⢠Les Casquets ⢠Jethou ⢠Lihou ⢠Crevichon ⢠Les Houmets |
