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Martello Tower P and Wireless Green is a Martello tower located in Suffolk, England, forming part of the coastal defence system constructed during the Napoleonic Wars in the early nineteenth century. The tower dates from the period 1808 to 1812, when a series of such fortifications was built along the east coast of England to guard against French invasion. Martello towers were circular or polygonal structures of brick and stone, typically standing between 30 and 40 feet in height, with gun emplacements positioned to command the approaches to the coast. The Wireless Green designation reflects later alterations or use of the site, relating to developments beyond the tower's original defensive purpose.
Martello Tower P and Wireless Green is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006013. View the official record →
Martello Tower P and Wireless Green is a Martello tower located in Suffolk, England, forming part of the coastal defence system constructed during the Napoleonic Wars in the early nineteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006013.
Martello Tower P and Wireless Green 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 1006013.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Landguard Fort and associated field works (1.6 km), Walton Old Hall, site of (2.8 km), Harwich Low Lighthouse (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Martello Tower P and Wireless Green's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Martello Tower P and Wireless Green stands on Palaeocene sandstone, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is major:{sandstone}, Minor{claystone,conglomerate}.