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west is the narrower and also dangerous channel of the Swinge (Singe), between Alderney and the uninhabited islets of Burhou, Ortach and others. West of these again are, the Casquets, a group of rocks to which attaches a See also:

long See also:

RECORD (Lat. recordari, to recall to mind, from cor, heart or mind)

record of shipwreck. Rocks and reefs fringe all the coasts of Alderney.

The island itself is a level open tableland, which on the See also:

south-west and south falls abruptly to the See also:

sea in a majestic See also:

SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series of cliffs. The greatest See also:

ELEVATION

elevation of the See also:

LAND

land is about 300 ft. Towards the north-west, north and See also:

east the less rocky coast is indented by several bays, with open sandy shores, of which those of Crabby, Braye, Corblets and Longy are the most noteworthy. South-west of Longy Bay, where the coast rises boldly, there is a remarkable projecting See also:

block of See also:

SANDSTONE

sandstone, called La See also:

ROCHE, SIR BOYLE, BART

Roche Pendante (See also:

HANGING

Hanging See also:

Rock) overhanging the cliff. Sandstone (mainly along the north-east coast), "See also:

GRANITE (adapted from the Ital. granite, grained; Lat. granum, grain)

granite and See also:

PORPHYRY (IlopcPisptos) (A.D. 233-c. 304)

porphyry are the See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

GEOLOGICAL

geological formations. There are a few streams., but See also:

WATER

water is obtained mainly from See also:

wells. Trees are scarce. The See also:

TOWN

town of St See also:

Anne stands almost in the centre of the island over-looking and extending towards the harbour. Here are the See also:

court-See also:

house, a gateway commemorating See also:

Albert; See also:

prince-See also:

CONSORT (Lat. consors, a companion)

consort, the See also:

CLOCK

clock See also:

TOWER (Lat. turris; Fr. tour, clocker; Ital. torre; Ger. Thurm)

tower, which belonged to the See also:

ancient See also:

PARISH (Gr. irapouda, district, neighbourhood; 7r&poucos, one dwelling near or beside, from crap&, OtKOS, house; Lat. paroecur, Late Lat. parochia; cf. Fr. paroisse)

parish See also:

church', and the See also:

MODERN

modern church (185o), in See also:

Early See also:

ENGLISH

English See also:

style, an ekcellent example of the See also:

WORK

work of See also:

Sir See also:

Gilbert See also:

Scott. The church is a memorial to the See also:

FAMILY

family of Le Mesurier, in which the hereditary governorship of the island was vested until the abolition of the See also:

OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office in 1825. There is a See also:

CHAIN (through the O. Fr. citable, chcene, &c., from Lat. catena)

chain of forts See also:

ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round the north ,coast from Clanque Fort on the west to Fort See also:

Essex on the east; the largest is Fort Albert, above Braye Bay. In 1849 work was begun on a See also:

GREAT

great See also:

BREAKWATER

breakwater west of the harbour, the intention being to provide a harbour of See also:

REFUGE

refuge, but although a; sum exceeding one and a See also:

HALF

half million See also:

sterling was spent the See also:

SCHEME (Lat. schema, Gr. oxfjya, figure, form, from the root axe, seen in exeiv, to have, hold, to be of such shape, form, &c.)

scheme was unsuccessful.

The See also:

SOIL

soil of Alderney is See also:

LIGHT

light, fertile and, well cultivated; See also:

GRAIN (derived through the French from Lat. granum, seed, from an Aryan root meaning " to wear down," which also appears in the common Teutonic word " corn ")

grain and vegetables are grown and early potatoes are exported. A large See also:

PART

part of the island is under grass, affording pasture for See also:

CATTLE (Norman Fr. catel, from Late Lat. capitale, wealth or property, a word applied in the feudal system to movable property and particularly to live stock, and surviving in its wider meaning as " chattel " or " chattle ")

cattle. The well-known See also:

TERM

term " Alderney cattle," however, has lost in great measure its former signification of a• distinctive breed. Alderney is included in the bailiwick of Guernsey. It has a court consisting of a See also:

JUDGE (Lat. judex, Fr. juge)

judge and six jurats, See also:

ATTORNEY (from O. Fr. atorne, a person appointed to act for another, from atourner, legal Lat. attornare, attorn, literally to turn over to another or commit business to another)

attorney-See also:

general, See also:

PRIVET

privet, grefero and sergent; but as a judicial court it is subordinate to that of Guernsey, and its administrative See also:

POWERS, HIRAM (1805-1873)

powers are limited to such matters as the upkeep of roads. For its relations to the constitution of the bailiwick, and for the See also:

HISTORY

history of the island, see CHANNEL ISLANDS.

End of Article: ALDERNEY (Fr. Aurigny)

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