Kempt Tower
Kempt Tower, in La Grande Cueillette, Saint Ouen, Jersey, is also known as Saint Ouen No. 2 and La Grôsse Tou in Jèrriais, and is a Martello tower that the British completed in 1834.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Acad Ronin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include La Tour Cârrée and Saint Ouen’s Church.
La Tour Cârrée
Building
La Tour Cârrée, or The Square Tower, on Jersey, is not a tower but rather is a fortified guardhouse and magazine in the style of a blockhouse with loopholes for musketry. La Tour Cârrée is situated 470 metres south of Kempt Tower.
Saint Ouen’s Church
Church
Photo: Man vyi, Public domain.
Saint Ouen’s Church is situated 1½ km east of Kempt Tower.
Lewis Tower
Tower
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lewis Tower is a Martello tower in St Ouen's Bay on the island of Jersey. It was erected by the British in 1835, and is named after Colonel Griffith Lewis, who commanded the Royal Engineers in Jersey from December 1830 to January 1836. Lewis Tower is situated 1 km northwest of Kempt Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include L’Ouziere and Saint Aubin.
Saint Aubin
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Aubin is a town and port in La Vingtaine du Coin, St. Brelade in Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands. It is located on the western end of St. Saint Aubin is situated 6 km southeast of Kempt Tower.
Ronez Point
Locality
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ronez Point is a locality, which is situated 7 km northeast of Kempt Tower.
Kempt Tower
- Type: Tower
- Also known as: “Grosse Tour”, “Kemp Tower”, “La Grosse Tour”, and “Martello Tower Number 2”
- Categories: Martello tower, building, and historic site
- Location: Jersey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.22118° or 49° 13′ 16″ northLongitude
-2.2275° or 2° 13′ 39″ westElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
8CXV6QCF+F2OpenStreetMap ID
way 167176962OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=martello_towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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