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Monument details
Summary
Site of Martello Tower No.20. Built in 1805. It had collapsed by the early 20th century and was visible as a ruined structure on the available historical aerial photographs taken in 1941. No remains are now visible.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1360 3268 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SW |
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| Parish: | HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- MARTELLO TOWER (MARTELLO TOWER, Post Medieval to Modern - 1805 AD to 1939 AD?)
Full description
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[TR 13603268] Martello Tower (No.20) (NR) (1) No remains. (2) TR 136326. Martello No.20 built in 1805. Early in the present century the tower had collapsed and disappeared. (3,4)
<1> OS 6" 1908 (OS Card Reference). SKE48323.
<2> F1 CFW 05-DEC-1962 (OS Card Reference). SKE42432.
<3> Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 38 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE43685.
<3> Bennett, D., 1977, A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945, Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 38 (D Bennett) (Monograph). SKE7811.
<4> Martello Towers 1972 88 (S Sutcliffe) (OS Card Reference). SKE46560.
<4> Sutcliffe, S., 1972, Martello Towers, Martello Towers 1972 88 (S Sutcliffe) (Monograph). SKE7818.
<5> Field report for monument TR 13 SW 16 - December, 1962 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5391.
<6> Ordnance Survey, 1905-10, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912, 1908/1:2500 (Map). SWX11833.
<7> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947, 1938/1:2500 (Map). Ske12644.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1908. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 05-DEC-1962. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 38 (D Bennett). |
| <3> | Monograph: Bennett, D.. 1977. A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945. Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 38 (D Bennett). |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: Martello Towers 1972 88 (S Sutcliffe). |
| <4> | Monograph: Sutcliffe, S.. 1972. Martello Towers. Martello Towers 1972 88 (S Sutcliffe). |
| <5> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 13 SW 16 - December, 1962. |
| <6> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1905-10. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912. 1:2500. 1908/1:2500. |
| <7>XY | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947. 1938/1:2500. [Mapped feature: #42100 martello tower, ] |
