for other uses, see Port of Bordeaux (France)
Bordeaux Harbour is a fishing port and bay in the parish of Vale in the northeast of Guernsey, about north of Saint Peter Port.
Landmarks
Vale Castle, first mentioned in the early sixteenth century, overlooks the bay, and the Bordeaux Kiosk is nearby. There is cromlech of note near the harbour, known as "L'Autel de Dehus" (altar of the devil). It has been described as "consisting of two immense flat stones lying north-east and south-west, inclining towards the former direction, and supported by a number of smaller ones".
The harbour area is also noted for its birdlife, and attracts zoologists.
Just off the bay are the Houmets islets, mentioned by Victor Hugo who described Les Houmets, in his work The Toilers of the Sea (Les Travailleurs de la mer).
A small battery built in the 18th-century existed at Bordeaux until all trace of the site vanished due to quarrying.