The Channel Islands

a-half Alderney Aubin's Bay beach beautiful Bouley Bay Braye Harbour breakwater Brechou Britany broken Burhou called Casquets Castle Cornet caverns Channel Islands chapter church cliffs climate common connected Corbiéres covered Creux cromlechs cultivated deep detached rocks distance east Elizabeth Castle England English extremity fathoms favourable feet fish France Gouliot granite Grosnez ground Hanois rocks harbour headland Helier's Herm high water hills houses important interesting islets Jersey Jersey and Guernsey Jethou jurats kind Lihou Little Sark low water mass means miles Minquiers narrow natural nearly Normandy north-east northern obtained Ouen's pebbles peculiar Peter's Port picturesque plants porphyry present rare remarkable rising road rocky sand Sark scenery sea-weed seen shore side singular species stone syenite table land temperature tide town trees Vale Castle valley variety vegetation veins visited vraic vulgaris walls weather whole wind yards