Devil’s Hole
To launch the Coastline Campaign the Clarke family have generously gifted the coastal site known as Devil’s Hole to the National Trust for Jersey.
What’s in a name?
Devil’s Hole is also known as Le Creux de Vis which translates as ‘the screw-hole’. It has been suggested that the French name ‘de Vis’ became altered to ‘Devil’ by English speaking visitors. Whatever the case it is known that following a shipwreck in 1851 a ship’s figurehead was washed up at Devil’s Hole and this was adapted and carved by Jean Giffard to create the statue of the devil which was subsequently set up above the hole. This wooden statue was replaced by a succession of modern
versions in the 20th century, with the most recent
being relocated in a pond near the Priory Inn.
Other names for the site include Le Creux
de la Touraille, Le Trou au Diable and
Le Creux Terrible.
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