Martello tower

A Martello tower is a type of small defensive fort that was built across the British Empire during the 19th century, from the time of the French Revolutionary Wars onwards.
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  • Type: Tower
  • Description: small defensive fort
  • Also known as: “Martello Tower 64” and “Martello Towers”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sovereign Harbour and Priory Lane.

Marina
is a residential and commercial development of the shingle beachland and marsh between Eastbourne and Pevensey Bay in the seaside town of , .

Stadium
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is an association football located in , an eastern suburb of , , England. It is the home of Eastbourne Borough who play in the National League South. is situated 1 mile northwest of Martello tower.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1 mile west of Martello tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eastbourne and Normans Bay.

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is a popular and traditional sea-side resort town in , on England's South East coast. It has one of the highest recorded days of sunshine per year in Britain and its climate is notable for its relatively high sunshine levels, with the town claiming to be the "Sunniest Place in the UK".

Hamlet
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is a coastal fishing hamlet in , , England. The 8th Duke of Devonshire donated this land for a combined school and place of worship in the 1860s to be known as Pevensey Sluice. is situated 3½ miles northeast of Martello tower.

Photo: 6mat1, GFDL.
The market town of , in the Wealden district of , used to be an agricultural centre. The population in 2011 was 20,476.

Martello tower

Latitude
50.79584° or 50° 47′ 45″ north
Longitude
0.33571° or 0° 20′ 9″ east
Open location code
9F22Q8WP+87
Open­Street­Map ID
way 620572339
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­martello_tower
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q91285
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Martello tower” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Martellotoring”
  • Basque: “Martello dorrea”
  • Catalan: “Torre Martello”
  • Chinese: “圆形石堡”
  • Chinese: “馬泰羅塔”
  • Chinese: “馬特洛塔”
  • Danish: “Martellotårn”
  • Dutch: “Martellotoren”
  • Esperanto: “Martello-turoj”
  • Estonian: “Martello torn”
  • Finnish: “Martello-torni”
  • French: “tour Martello”
  • French: “Tour Martello”
  • German: “Martello-Turm”
  • Hebrew: “מגדלי מרטלו”
  • Hungarian: “Martello-torony”
  • Italian: “Torre Martello”
  • Japanese: “マーテロー塔”
  • Latin: “Turris Mortella”
  • Latvian: “Martello tornis”
  • Lithuanian: “Martelas”
  • Macedonian: “мартело”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “martellotårn”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Martellotårn”
  • Norwegian: “Martellotårn”
  • Polish: “Martello tower”
  • Polish: “Wieża Martello”
  • Russian: “Мартелло”
  • Slovenian: “Martello tower”
  • Slovenian: “Martello”
  • Slovenian: “martellski stolp”
  • Slovenian: “Martellski stolp”
  • Spanish: “martello”
  • Spanish: “Martello”
  • Tagalog: “Toreng Martello”
  • Turkish: “Martello kulesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Башти Мартелло”
  • Welsh: “tŵr Martelo”

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