Lihou
49°28′N 2°40′W
Lihou is a small tidal island just off the west coast of the island of Guernsey, in the English Channel, between Great Britain and France.
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49°28′N 2°40′W
Overview
Lihou is a small tidal island just off the west coast of the island of Guernsey, in the English Channel, between Great Britain and France. Administratively, Lihou forms part of the Parish of St Peter's in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, and is now owned by the States of Guernsey, although there have been a number of owners in the past. Since 2006 the island has been jointly managed by the Guernsey Environment Department and the Lihou Charitable Trust. In the past the island was used by locals for the collection of seaweed for use as a fertiliser, but today Lihou is mainly used for tourism, including school trips. Lihou is also an important centre for conservation, forming part of a Ramsar wetland site for the preservation of rare birds and plants as well as historic ruins of a priory and a farmhouse.
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Great Britain
218,685 km²▲ 1,345 m
Major islands
Ireland
83,553 km²▲ 1,039 m
Major islands
Lewis and Harris
2,149 km²▲ 799 m
Minor islands
Isle of Skye
1,636 km²▲ 992 m
Minor islands
Mainland
953 km²▲ 450 m
Minor islands
Isle of Mull
885 km²▲ 966 m
Minor islands
Anglesey
680 km²▲ 178 m
Minor islands
Islay
618 km²▲ 491 m
Minor islands
Photographs
LihouIle de Lihou (Guernesey)
Guernsey, June-July 2011: Pleinmont Battery, view northwest towards Lihou
Guernsey, June-July 2011, Pleinmont Battery, view north towards Lihou
View from the Pleinmont shore towards Lihou
Tight folds at the contact between Icart Gneiss (light) and mylonitised quartz diorite (dark), western end of Lihou Island.
View west from the Route de la Roque towards the German WW2 watch tower at l'Eree and the island of Lihou
Spotted during a walk on the west coast close to where we stayed. The milkman was doing a bit of fishing.
Lihou island (seen from Guernsey)
Lihou island (seen from Guernsey)
Ruins of the St. Mary's Priory in Lihou, Guernsey.
Ruins of the St. Mary's Priory in Lihou, Guernsey.
Guernsey, June-July 2011: view from Pleinmont towards Lihou; Table des Pions in the foreground at center right; L'Eree martello tower in the distance at extreme right
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Photographs
- Guernsey 2011 146, Pleinmont Battery. Man vyi / Public domain
- GU020, Lihou. alaingosse / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Guernsey 2011 139, Lihou, from Pleinmont Battery. Man vyi / Public domain
- Guernsey 2012 080, Lihou. Man vyi / Public domain
- Lihou folds. Anonymous50321 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Guernsey 2012 082, Lihou & L'Eree Tower. Man vyi / Public domain
- Guernsey Lithou. jo-h / CC BY 2.0
- Lihou island. Unukorno / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Guernsey Lihou. Unukorno / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lihou priory 20160904 1. Daniel Kraft / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lihou priory 20160904 2. Daniel Kraft / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Guernsey 2011 125,Lihou seen from Pleinmont. Man vyi / Public domain