Castle Cornet is a large island castle in Guernsey, and former tidal island, also known as Cornet Rock or Castle Rock, its importance was as a guardian not only of the Island, but of the roadstead. It became part of one of the breakwaters of St Peter Port's harbour, the main one in the island, in 1859.GeographyThe island measures about two hectares in area, with a length of 175 metres and a width of 130 metres. It lies not quite 600 metres east of the coast of Guernsey.HistoryFormerly a tidal island, like Lihou on the west coast of Guernsey, it was first fortified as a castle between 1206 and 1256, following the division of the Duchy of Normandy in 1204. The wardenship of Geoffrey de Lucy (1225-6) has been identified as a time of fortification in the Channel Islands, with timber and lead been sent over from England for castle building in Guernsey and Jersey. There now existed a keep, chapel, two courtyards and curtain walls. In 1338 when a French force captured the island Cornet was besieged and captured on 8 September, and the garrison of eleven men at arms and fifty archers were massacred. The Island was retaken in 1340 with the castle recaptured in August 1345 after a three-day attack by professional soldiers and the local militia. The French had spent their seven-year improving the defences, including probably the barbican. In 1358 the French returned and the castle taken again, with the French evicted the next year and an island traitor executed.
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