Fort Hommet (Stp. Rotenstein)

Fort Hommet is built on the site of fortifications that date back to 1680. A Martello tower was added in 1804 and later additions were made in the Victorian era. The Martello tower had a 24 pounder carronade in support of 24ponder guns in the battery. In Victorian times they were replaced by 68 pounder and 8 inch shell guns.
When the Germans occupied Guernsey in the Second World War they set about building Stutzpunkt (Strongpoint) Rotenstein which occupied the whole of the headland. Bunkers were constructed for 150cm and 60cm searchlights, 4 casements for 10.5cm K331(F) guns and a casement for a 4.7cm PAK36(t) anti tank gun. In the centre was a bunker with a 5cm M19 automatic mortar. The whole complex was surrounded by minefields and supported with trenches and machine gun pits and flamethrowers.
After the Second World War, much of the metal was stripped from the site for scrap and the buildings buried. However in recent years the site has become a protected monument and much work has been undertaken to refurbish and restore some of the bunkers including one of the 10.5cm coastal defence casements.

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Source

• Text: Sharky Ward
• Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward