Medieval Wall Gate Markers - Saint Peter Port, Guernsey - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

There is a plaque above the stone explaining its origin.

BARRIERES DE LA VILLE
THIS STONE IS ONE OF THE SIX STONES
ERECTED BY ORDER OF THE ROYAL COURT
IN 1700 TO MARK THE SITES OF THE
GATES IN THE TOWN WHEN IN THE
XIV CENTURY ST. PETER PORT WAS
WALLED IN FOR DEFENSIVE PURPOSES

The text on the stone itself is

BARIERE
dE LA
VILLE
NICOLAS
CAREYE
JAMES
CAREYE
CONES
TABLES
1700

"Connétables in Jersey and Guernsey are the elected heads of the Parishes. They are often called 'constables' in English. The constables are entitled each to carry a silver-tipped baton of office.

In Guernsey, each parish elects two constables, the senior constable and the junior constable. Persons elected generally serve a year as junior and then senior constable. The senior constable presides over the Douzaine that runs the parish. The constables are responsible for enforcing the decisions of the parish including the branchage (summer hedge-cutting)." link

The stone is on the main shopping street between LOVELLS, an estate agent and a Pound Shop.

Group that erected the marker: Royal Court Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Smith Street Saint Peter Port, Saint Peter Port Guernsey URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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