Martello Tower No. 8
Martello Tower No. 8 is a residential building in Hythe, Shepway District, England. Martello Tower No. 8 is situated nearby to the ruins Shorncliffe Redoubt, as well as near Shorncliffe Military Cemetery.Photo: Helmut Zozmann, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Residential building
- Description: Martello Tower converted to house in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as: “Martello Tower 8”
- Postal code: CT20 3TB
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shorncliffe Redoubt and Shorncliffe Military Cemetery.
Shorncliffe Redoubt
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Shorncliffe Redoubt is a British Napoleonic earthwork fort. The site is approximately 300 feet by 300 feet and is situated on the Kentish Coast in Sandgate, Kent. Shorncliffe Redoubt is situated 390 feet northwest of Martello Tower No. 8.
Shorncliffe Military Cemetery
Cemetery
Martello Tower No. 9
Tower
Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Martello Tower No. 9 is situated 1,300 feet west of Martello Tower No. 8.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seabrook and Sandgate.
Seabrook
Village
Seabrook is a coastal village in the civil parish of Hythe, in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, England, lying on the coast of the English Channel between Sandgate and Hythe.
Sandgate
Village
Photo: Jamesedits, Public domain.
Sandgate is a village in the Folkestone and Hythe Urban Area in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, England. It had a population of 4,225 at the 2001 census.
Cheriton
Suburb
Photo: Carol Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cheriton is a northern suburb of Folkestone, in the Folkestone and Hythe, in the county of Kent, England. It is the location of the English terminal of the Channel Tunnel as well as of the major army barracks of Shorncliffe Camp.
Martello Tower No. 8
- Categories: Martello tower, tower, building, and historic site
- Location: Hythe, Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.07445° or 51° 4′ 28″ northLongitude
1.13089° or 1° 7′ 51″ eastOpen location code
9F3334FJ+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 699017437OpenStreetMap feature
building=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
historic=martello_towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q26627905
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