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Bonne Nuit (Jèrriais: ''Bouonne Niet'') is a small natural harbour in the Vingtaine du Nord, Saint John, Jersey, Channel Islands. Both ''Bonne Nuit'' in French and ''Bouonne Niet'' in Jèrriais mean "good night", referring to the shelter sailors could rely on by overnighting in the harbour. The bay nestles between the headlands of Frémont in the West and La Crête in the East. ==History== In 1150 Saint Mary's chapel in St John was given to the Abbey of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte and was described as being the chapel ''de Bona Nocte''. This is the first documentary reference to the name. The priory and chapel continued its existence, owning land at neighbouring Frémont, and being noted for the dinner the prior was obliged to offer to the Bailiff of Jersey, the Vicomte and the King's Receiver every Midsummer day. In 1413 all alien priories were suppressed; the site of the priory and chapel is now unknown.〔''The Bailiwick of Jersey'', GR Balleine, London 1951〕 The bay was used for smuggling in the 17th and 18th centuries. The first fortifaction was a boulevard for two cannons constructed in 1736.〔 The threat of French invasion led to the building of a small fort at La Crête, overlooking both Bonne Nuit and the adjacent bay Le Havre Giffard, between 1816-1834.〔(Other Harbours and Anchorages - Bonne Nuit )〕 La Crête Fort, the official summer residence of the Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey, is currently used by Jersey Heritage Trust as a holiday-let property. The pier was constructed in 1872 by the States of Jersey for fishing boats, and also to serve the quarry of Mont Mado up above the bay. Le Cheval Guillaume, a rock formation in the bay, was the focus of St John's Day (Midsummer) celebrations, as people would row round the rock for luck. According to legend, the rock is the petrified remains of a water sprite who took the form of a horse to abduct and drown a man called Guillaume in order to steal away his sweetheart Anne-Marie.〔''Jersey Witches, Ghosts and Traditions'', Hillsdon, 1987 ISBN 0-7117-0371-X〕 Several references and film scenes from the harbour were featured on "Bergerac", a BBC television show. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bonne Nuit (Jersey)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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