Fort Albert is a fort on the Island of
Alderney
Alderney ( ; ; ) is the northernmost of the inhabited Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependencies, Crown dependency. It is long and wide.
The island's area is , making it the third-largest isla ...
, currently part of the
Bailiwick of Guernsey
The Bailiwick of Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Bailliage dé Guernési'') is a self-governing British Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France, comprising several of the Channel Islands. It has a total land area of ...
, located to the east of
Braye Bay. With Mount Hale Battery to the immediate south and Fort Grosnez across the bay, Fort Albert protects, and has protected, Braye Bay and the main harbor of Alderney. It is part of the
Fortifications of Alderney. Originally called Fort Touraille, Fort Albert was supposed to be a
battery, however, it eventually became the centerpiece of the
Fortifications of Alderney.
References
Buildings and structures in Alderney
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