Grain Tower
Grain Tower is a mid-19th-century gun tower situated offshore just east of Grain, Kent, standing in the mouth of the River Medway. It was built along the same lines as the Martello towers that were constructed along the British and Irish coastlines in the early 19th century and is the last-built example of a gun tower of this type.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dummy Battery and Grain Fort.
Dummy Battery
Fort
Grain Fort
Fort
Grain Fort is a former artillery fort located just east of the village of Grain, Kent. Grain Fort is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Grain Tower.
Garrison Point Fort
Castle
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blue Town and Sheerness.
Sheerness
Town
Halfway Houses
Village
Grain Tower
- Building
- Description: tower in Isle of Grain, Medway, Kent, England, UK
- Category: battery tower
- Location
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Latitude
51.45153° or 51° 27′ 6″ north
Longitude
0.73111° or 0° 43′ 52″ east
Open location code
9F32FP2J+JC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Grain Tower” goes by many names.
- German: “Grain Tower”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Flats and Sheerness Lifeboat Station.
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