Martello Tower No. 28
Martello Tower No. 28 is a ruins in Icklesham, Rother District, England. Martello Tower No. 28 is situated nearby to the motorhome stopover Rye Harbour Holiday Park, as well as near the tourism office Rye Harbour Discovery Centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Andrew Gray, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: Martello Tower in Icklesham, East Sussex, England, UK
- Also known as: “Martello Tower 28” and “Martello Tower No. 28, Rye Harbour”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Church of the Holy Spirit and Camber Castle.
The Church of the Holy Spirit
Church
Photo: Kevin Gordon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of the Holy Spirit is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Martello Tower No. 28.
Camber Castle
Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Camber Castle, also known formerly as Winchelsea Castle, is a 16th-century Device Fort, built near Rye by King Henry VIII to protect the Sussex coast of England against French attack. Camber Castle is situated 1¼ miles west of Martello Tower No. 28.
Rye Castle
Castle
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rye Castle, also known as Ypres Tower, was built in the 13th or 14th centuries, and is situated in Rye, East Sussex, England. It is a Grade I listed building and has been scheduled as an ancient monument. Rye Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Martello Tower No. 28.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rye Harbour and Rye.
Rye Harbour
Village
Photo: sue hayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rye Harbour is a village located on the East Sussex coast in southeast England, near the estuary of the River Rother: it is part of the civil parish of Icklesham and the Rother district.
Rye
Photo: Thilver, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rye is a town in East Sussex that in medieval times was one of the Cinque Ports responsible for England's maritime defence. It stood at the head of a bay, which silted up, leaving the town two miles from the sea.
Winchelsea Beach
Village
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Winchelsea Beach is a seaside village in the parish of Icklesham in the Rother district of East Sussex, England. The village is located about ten miles east of Hastings, and about 1.5 miles south east of Winchelsea. Winchelsea Beach is situated 2 miles southwest of Martello Tower No. 28.
Martello Tower No. 28
- Categories: Martello tower, tower, building, and historic site
- Location: Icklesham, Rother District, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.9365° or 50° 56′ 11″ northLongitude
0.76256° or 0° 45′ 45″ eastOpen location code
9F22WQP7+J2OpenStreetMap ID
way 840911318OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=martello_towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q17664656
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rye Harbour Holiday Park and Rye Harbour Discovery Centre.
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