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Icart Point is a point of southern Guernsey, located west of Jerbourg Point and east of Petit Port, Moulin Huet and Saint's Bay. It is in the parish of Saint Martin, Guernsey To the east, the bay of Petit Port affords good shelter from Easterly, Northerly and North-west winds with 5-9 fathoms of water over clear sand. Saint's Bay, directly to the east of Icart Point contains No 14 Guernsey loophole towers, built in the 1780s to help defend the Island. The name 'Saint's bay' has an origin going back 1,000 years, Archbishop Mauger, uncle to William the Conqueror. Mauger was deposed from his archbishopric at the council of Lisieux. Mauger was banished from Rouen to the Isle of Guernsey. He landed at Saint's bay. To the west is La Moye Point, separated from Icart Point by Icart Bay. On the headland is Saints Bay Hotel. ==References== 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「Icart Point」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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