Martello tower no 64 at the Crumbles, 1.3km north east of Langney Point

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History & significance

Martello tower no 64 at the Crumbles is a circular defensive tower constructed during the Napoleonic Wars in the early nineteenth century as part of the coastal fortification scheme defending southeast England. The tower is built of brick and stands approximately forty feet high, featuring the characteristic squat, robust design typical of Martello towers, with thick walls designed to resist cannon fire and a gun platform mounted on its roof. It forms part of the chain of over one hundred such towers erected along the English coast between 1803 and 1808, with this example sited to defend the vulnerable shoreline near Eastbourne and monitor approaches to the Pevensey Levels. The tower survives as a scheduled ancient monument and represents an important example of early nineteenth-century military architecture built in response to the threat of French invasion.

Martello tower no 64 at the Crumbles, 1.3km north east of Langney Point is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017355. View the official record →

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