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Archirondel

Archirondel is a pretty cove on Jersey's north-east coast which is of historical interest more for what might have been there than for what is there today....
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Archirondel is a pretty cove on Jersey's north-east coast which is of historical interest more for what might have been there than for what is there today.
Because Archirondel was to have been one end of a giant harbour which would have provided protection for vessels of the English Navy's Channel fleet, and other shipping, at a time when they were vulnerable to attack from the French Navy during the middle of the 19th century.
Archirondel is also the location where the island's under-sea telephone cable to France was first brought ashore, and more recently the terminal for under-sea cables which carry Jersey's electricity supply from France.
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