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Martello Tower M is a circular defensive tower located in Suffolk, England, constructed during the Napoleonic Wars in the early nineteenth century as part of the coastal defence system. Built between 1808 and 1812, the tower exemplifies the standardised design of the Martello tower programme, featuring a circular plan with walls of substantial brick and flint construction approximately ten feet thick. The tower stands approximately forty feet in height and originally mounted a cannon on its flat roof, designed to provide enfilading fire along the coast against potential invasion. Martello Tower M forms part of the chain of similar fortifications erected along the East Anglian coast, representing the engineering response to the threat posed by Napoleonic France during the early nineteenth century.
Martello tower (M) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005994. View the official record →
Martello Tower M is a circular defensive tower located in Suffolk, England, constructed during the Napoleonic Wars in the early nineteenth century as part of the coastal defence system. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005994.
Martello tower (M) is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005994.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Shotley Battery and subterranean air raid shelters (0.2 km), Martello tower (L) (0.6 km), A Napoleonic coastal battery at Bath Side, 400m north west of Tower Hill (1.9 km).
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