Martello Tower No. 3
Martello Tower No. 3 is a tower in Folkestone, Shepway District, England. Martello Tower No. 3 is situated nearby to the sports venue East Cliff Sports, as well as near the golf course East Cliff Pitch & Putt.- Type: Tower
- Description: Martello tower in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as: “Martello Tower 3”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Folkestone Roman Villa and Martello Tower No. 2.
Folkestone Roman Villa
Archaeological site
Folkestone Roman Villa, also referred to as the East Bay Site, is a villa built during the Roman Occupation of Britain, and is located in East Wear Bay near the port town of Folkestone, in Kent, England. Folkestone Roman Villa is situated 1,300 feet north of Martello Tower No. 3.
Martello Tower No. 2
Tower
Martello Tower No. 2 is situated 1,200 feet north of Martello Tower No. 3.
Folkestone Harbour
Harbor
Folkestone Harbour is the main harbour of the town of Folkestone in Kent, England. The harbour was developed during the 19th century, and became prominent after the South Eastern Railway began running boat trains to France.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capel-le-Ferne and Old Hawkinge.
Capel-le-Ferne
Village
Capel-le-Ferne is a village and civil parish on the White Cliffs of Dover, near Folkestone in the Dover district, in Kent, England. Its name derives from a medieval French term meaning "chapel in the ferns".
Old Hawkinge
Village
Hawkinge is a town and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, England. The original village of Hawkinge is actually just less than a mile due east of the present village centre; the village of Hawkinge was formed by the merging of Hawkinge and Uphill. Old Hawkinge is situated 2 miles north of Martello Tower No. 3.
Sandgate
Village
Martello Tower No. 3
- Categories: Martello tower, building, and historic site
- Location: Folkestone, Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.08525° or 51° 5′ 7″ north
Longitude
1.19796° or 1° 11′ 53″ east
Open location code
9F3335PX+45
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
Wikidata ID
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