La Corbière, Headland in St Brelade, Jersey
La Corbière is a headland on the southwestern coast of Jersey featuring dramatic cliffs, a white lighthouse standing 62 feet (19 meters) tall, and a tidal causeway that connects the lighthouse to the mainland during low tide.
The La Corbière lighthouse was first illuminated on April 24, 1874, and was constructed from reinforced concrete to guide vessels safely past the treacherous rocks and sandbanks that had caused numerous shipwrecks in the area including the mail packet Express in 1859.
The headland holds significance in local expressions as Jersey residents say they have passed La Corbière to indicate the worst part of a journey is over, and the lighthouse appears on Jersey currency as a symbol of the island's maritime heritage.
Visitors can walk to the lighthouse via a causeway at low tide but must heed tide alarm warnings to evacuate safely, and the site offers panoramic views accessible by coastal footpaths from nearby St Aubin along the former railway trail.
The name La Corbière translates to a place where crows gather, though seagulls have now replaced the crows at the coastal nesting sites, and a memorial plaque at the site honors Peter Edwin Larbalestier who drowned during a rescue attempt in 1946.
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