Ortac
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Ortac is a small uninhabited islet about 5 kilometres west of the coast of Alderney near to the islet of Burhou. It measures roughly 50 by 70 metres, and rises 24 metres above the sea level.
Ortac seen from above Clonque Bay, Alderney
Les Casquets
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Les Casquets or Casquets is a group of rocks eight miles northwest of Alderney in the Channel Islands; they are administered by the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The rocks are part of an underwater sandstone
Ortac
…language or (edge) + etac (stack). Alexander Deschamps said that the French formerly knew it as "the Eagle's Nest". Ortac and Alderney, along with the Casquets, are part of the same sandstone ridge. Paul Naftel, a Guernsey artist, sketched it, and the drawing appeared in Ansted & Latham's book, The Channel…
Aerial view of Les Casquets
A.C. Swinburne
Les Casquets with lighthouses in 1868
Les Casquets looking east (towards Alderney)