Listed Building: MARTELLO TOWER (NO 15) (1068964)

Grade II
Authority
Volume/Map/Item 687, 5, 78B
Date assigned 21 December 1973
Date last amended

Description

1. 1253 THE RANGES Martello Tower (No 15) TR 13 SE 5/78B II 2. Erected in 1806 as part of the coastal defence system against an invasion from Napoleonic France. Built of brick with a coating of cement on the outside. The walls are 5½ to 6 ft thick. It is built around a centre column 5 ft thick and consists of 2 storeys with a flat roof as a gun platform. Listing NGR: TR1521433694

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Sources (1)

  • Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

Map

Location

Grid reference TR 1521 3369 (point)
Map sheet TR13SE
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT

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Feb 6 2024 8:55AM