Rambles among the Channel Islands / by a Naturalist.

Date:
[1855?]
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Credit: Rambles among the Channel Islands / by a Naturalist. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the long roll of the waves upon the beach. The descent to it is by a tortuous path, and near the ! sea are scattered the cottages of a few fisher- I men. Some untenanted barracks are also seen near the spot. The form of this little bay is semicircular. It is largely resorted to by visitors to the island. Boulay Bay lies to the eastward of Rozel, and is a much larger bay than it. A spirally descending road leads to the beach, where an extremely beautiful prospect is gained. The bay is defended by steep cliffs, which extend a considerable dis- tance on each side, terminating on the one side in a promontory called Rozel Tower, and on the other in a point called Belle Hague. The outline of the bay is, however, interrupted by several projecting crags, and by some rocks which are of an abrupt form, and are commonly inundated when the tide is at the full. Alonsr O the rocks of the bay a number of small coves are found, up which the waves roll with an in- cessant dash. The depth of water in this bay is considerable, even at low tide. In most of the other bays the depth is but trifling and a large portion of the beach is quite dry. This has attracted official attention to the spot, as offering some advantages for the formation of a naval station. A pier of a rude kind at present exists, but it has been in contemplation to con-