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Heroes, Myths and Legends of the East EAST - TRAIL Heroes, Myths and Legends of The East The eastern trail takes you from the eastern N suburbs of St. Helier, along the coast towards the small harbour of Gorey and its iconic castle. It then goes to St. Catherine’s and La Hougue Bie. W S This trail can be completed in half a day, but if E you wish to visit La Hougue Bie, Mont Orgueil Castle and Samarès Manor it would probably take a full day. Approximately 12 miles / 19 km GPS 49.1734, -2.0780 GPS 49.1670, -2.0616 1 3 Samarès Manor Le Hocq Sir James Knot General Conway – There are many Jersey Samarès Manor is worth a visit especially if you Round Towers built in the late 1700s to protect are interested in gardens. It is one of the ancient the island against invasion from the French. manors of the island and has been changed and General Conway was the man who ordered these renovated over the years. Sir James Knot and his defences to be built. They are about 500 metres descendants are the most recent inhabitants. apart and there are still 17 left. He was a shipping magnate who bought the manor in 1924. There is a trust fund in his name which supports projects in the North East of GPS 49.1639, -2.0335 England, where he was from, and Jersey. 4 La Rocque Harbour Baron de Rullecourt and the Battle of Jersey 5/6th January 1781 - it was at this point that Baron GPS 49.1634, -2.0738 De Rullecourt landed with around 600 infantrymen 2 Green Island of the original 1500 he set out with. If you are here The Witches’ Rock - Rocqueberg at low water you can see what a difficult place it The rock in the garden of the house to the east would be to land, especially at night. A number of the car park is known as the Witches’ Rock and of his boats got caught by the tide and returned it is said to have the marks of the devil’s cloven to Chaussey (the French Channel Island). With hooves in the granite. There are stories of the his remaining troops, he marched into St. Helier witches dancing round the rock and enticing where the battle took place. He died in the fight fishermen to their death. Fishermen would throw and is now buried in the church yard of the town their 13th fish to the witches so they would have church, while General Pierson, the true hero of a safe passage. the day, is buried at the crossing inside the church. Occupation heroes There is a plaque by the slipway commemorating GPS 49.1859, -2.0393 Peter Hassal, Maurice Gould and Dennis Audrain 5 The Royal Jersey Golf Club who tried to escape in a small boat and to get Harry Vardon – At the entrance to the golf club information to the allies during the occupation. is a statue to Harry Vardon, made famous in the There were several attempts to leave the island early 20th century for his performance in the US in small boats and the east coast was a popular Open and other championships. He started off as choice for departure. a caddy here at the Royal and went on to become one of the most successful British golfers who put his name to ‘the Vardon grip’. EAST - TRAIL GPS 49.2000, -2.0216 again as an act of bravado, this time the tide had 6 Gorey area and Mont Orgueil Castle gone out and he died. The Oyster Fishermen and Archibald Campbell In the early 19th century Gorey grew quickly. In 1822 there were over 2,500 people working GPS 49.2242, -2.021 8 in the village either fishing or processing oysters. St. Catherine’s Overfishing caused the States (local Government) Quarrymen and builders – St. Catherine’s to restrict collection while they established more Breakwater was part of a scheme to develop a beds, but the fishermen did not want to wait and harbour of refuge for British ships. The choice of in 1838 sailed out to the beds. People tried to stop the bay was made with no real consultation with them and eventually the Militia were called in, led the hydrographic expert of the day, Martin White by Archibald Campbell, and they fired at the fleet. and the contractors were more used to building Unfortunately, Campbell caught a cold while out canals. The rock for the breakwater was quarried and died soon after. He is buried in the town church locally and there were many deaths recorded, as and remembered for his part in the ‘oyster riots’. the work was difficult and dangerous. It did not take long to realise that the harbour would be Gorey Castle, Mont Orgueil or Le Vieux Chateau useless as it was too shallow, as White had said, has seen many changes since its iron age and the southern arm from Archirondel was never beginnings and a visit is certainly advised. There completed. Now it is a great walk and fishing pier. are three heroes of the castle worth mentioning. First Richard Harleston who with his troops Sailors, Swimmers and Kayakers managed to retake the castle after 7 years of French The bay here is very popular with swimmers, sailors rule in 1468. Sir Walter Raleigh (16th century) and kayakers. A local swimming hero, Sally Minty who, realising that the castle was no longer fit for Gravett has swum the channel in five decades of purpose in an era of canons, saved it from being her life and completed a double channel swim in dismantled to build Elizabeth Castle. A third hero 2016. St. Catherine’s Sailing Club has produced of the castle is Philippe D’Auvergne (Late 18th a number of sailors and Kayakers from Jersey century) often called the Prince of Bouillon. During Canoe Club are well known around the world. the Napoleonic Wars, he ran several spy rings from the castle called La Correspondence and helped many French Royalists escape. He also GPS 49.2006, -2.0635 went on a few expeditions to the Arctic. 9 La Hougue Bie La Hougue Bie is a site of many heroes and stories and is well worth the visit. GPS 49.2037, -2.0205 The legend of the slaying of the dragon – The 7 The Story of Geoffrey’s Leap legend is that the mound was built over the body If you stop by the slip way at Anne Port and look of a dragon which Lord Hambie slayed. The real to the south, you will see a large outcrop of rock reason for it is much more impressive. It is a huge at the edge of the bay. This is called Geoffrey’s man made mound from Neolithic times with a Leap after a prisoner who was taken from the passage grave underneath. On top of the mound castle to be executed. It is said that he was is a medieval chapel and at one time it was also thrown off the rock but survived as the tide was the site of a large tower built by Philippe D’Auvergne. up and he was able to swim. He was taken back The museum includes a living archaeological to the top and people said he should be released. laboratory where the largest ever coin hoard Geoffrey then by his own choice leapt off the rock found locally has been slowly dismantled. To find out more Hougue Bie and Mont Orgueil www.jerseyheritage.org/find-a-place-to-visit Samarès Manor www.samaresmanor.com Walking guides www.jtga.org More details of some of the heroes, myths and legends www.jerseyuncovered.com Plémont WC l Sorel e r o S Rue de e V d Bonne Nuit al Ba ch e elie u r Rou hem R Grève C in te H d re e u No L a de Lecq s Hougu d rd e M s a l NT e d WC e La GrGrèveève es R La R Egypt u u d o de Lecq e de P R n u s l a te an ant a e o L de t J ns L e V ain St. John d i e S e nc d u hel te R ez u R o o R ute EAST - TRAIL La d es Is H s L ue s WC Bouley Bay Ru e d Ro e ut L’ e d St. Mary Rozel Et e Rozel Bay ac Trod du Nor e 9 es d WC q z ue St. John’s Heroes, Myths and Legends of thee d uEast Cot rte R A ut a Ve Manor Ro L La M Trinity ont Pinel Rue Es Picots St. Ouen 8 8 A H A L Fliquet Bay 9 9 A A Rozel Manor WC H 8 t t L n A n e St. Ouen’s 1 e r 2 r u Manor u a G a L L r t a t i i n a a d R S S e u e e H e R d d d L A St. Martin o e e 1 e u t 2 t t 8 D e u i A e d o l a e R m St. Catherine’s Bay s NT e e e L M NT d n a n t n i R i t l 9 a 9 r l o e r a A Les Mielles A G s St.
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