Martello Tower No. 7

Martello Tower No. 7 is a tower in , , . Martello Tower No. 7 is situated nearby to , as well as near .
Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Tower
  • Description: Martello Tower in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Martello Tower 7” and “Martello Tower No. 7, Sandgate”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sandgate Castle and Shorncliffe Redoubt.

Photo: Jamesedits, Public domain.
is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII in in Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect England against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended a vulnerable point along the coast. is situated 2,700 feet east of Martello Tower No. 7.

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a British Napoleonic earthwork fort. The site is approximately 300 feet by 300 feet and is situated on the Kentish Coast in . is situated 1,700 feet west of Martello Tower No. 7.

Tower
Photo: Helmut Zozmann, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1,200 feet east of Martello Tower No. 7.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandgate and Seabrook.

Village
Photo: Jamesedits, Public domain.
is a village in the and Urban Area in the Folkestone and Hythe district of , England. It had a population of 4,225 at the 2001 census.

Village
is a coastal village in the civil parish of , in the Folkestone and Hythe district of , England, lying on the coast of the between and Hythe.

Suburb
Photo: Carol Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a northern suburb of , in the Folkestone and Hythe, in the county of , England. It is the location of the English terminal of the as well as of the major army barracks of Shorncliffe Camp.

Martello Tower No. 7

Latitude
51.07489° or 51° 4′ 30″ north
Longitude
1.13731° or 1° 8′ 14″ east
Open location code
9F3334FP+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 699017447
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­martello_tower
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q17663566
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Highlights include Sandgate Beach and Wilberforce Park.

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