Martello Tower No. 19
Martello Tower No. 19 is a ruins in Hythe, Shepway District, England. Martello Tower No. 19 is situated nearby to the military installation Hythe Ranges, as well as near the community center Palmarsh Village Hall.Photo: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: ruined Martello tower
- Also known as: “Martello Tower 19” and “Martello Tower No. 19, Hythe”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dymchurch Redoubt and Lympne Castle.
Dymchurch Redoubt
Castle
Photo: Ian Dunster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dymchurch Grand Redoubt is a fortification at Palmarsh on the coast of Kent in England, built during the Napoleonic War as part of a large defensive scheme to protect the country from an expected French invasion. Dymchurch Redoubt is situated 4,100 feet southwest of Martello Tower No. 19.
Lympne Castle
Garden
Photo: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lympne Castle is a medieval castle in England that is located in the village of Lympne in Kent, above Romney Marsh. It is 18,862 square feet in size and is a Grade I listed property, described as a fortified manor house. Lympne Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Martello Tower No. 19.
Portus Lemanis
Archaeological site
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portus Lemanis, also known as Lemanae, was the Latin name of a Roman Saxon Shore fort, settlement and port in southern Kent. The modern village of Lympne derives its name from the ancient port. Portus Lemanis is situated 1½ miles northwest of Martello Tower No. 19.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pedlinge and Lympne.
Pedlinge
Hamlet
Pedlinge is an English hamlet in the Kent parish of Saltwood. It comprises a chapel of ease, house, two cottages and a gatehouse to Sandling Park estate. Pedlinge is situated 1½ miles north of Martello Tower No. 19.
Lympne
Village
Photo: Cockney Laurie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lympne, formerly Lymne, is a village on the former shallow-gradient sea cliffs above the expansive agricultural plain of Romney Marsh in Kent, England. Lympne is situated 1½ miles northwest of Martello Tower No. 19.
Newingreen
Village
Newingreen is a village near Folkestone in Kent, England. It is situated on the junction of the A20 and the historic Stone Street between Lympne and Canterbury. The village is near Junction 11 of the M20. It is in the civil parish of Stanford. Newingreen is situated 2 miles north of Martello Tower No. 19.
Martello Tower No. 19
- Categories: Martello tower, tower, building, and historic site
- Location: Hythe, Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.05573° or 51° 3′ 21″ northLongitude
1.05105° or 1° 3′ 4″ eastInception
1805Open location code
9F333342+7COpenStreetMap ID
way 718195063OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=martello_towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q26410121
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