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Monument details
| HER Number: | 465768 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Copt Point Battery |
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Summary
Martello tower number 3 was built in 1806. The tower is the westernmost tower of a series of three which stand on the eastern outskirts of Folkestone. The tower is open to the public as a museum, which exhibits on local natural history and which provides information on Martello Towers. During World War II a concrete observation post for Copt Point coastal battery (NMR: 1421772) was constructed on its roof. This has previously been interpreted as a minefield control post.
| Grid Reference: | TR 2406 3663 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR23NW |
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| Parish: | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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(TR 24063663) Martello Tower (No.3) (NAT) (1)
Scheduled. (2)
Roofed and in good condition. (3)
TR 23993699. Martello tower No.3, built in 1805. This tower is on
the cliff edge directly above Copt Point with a good view of the harbour. It is the one that figures prominently in the painting by Turner of Folkestone in 1830. Earlier in this century it was a dwelling and later was connected with the miniature golf links nearby. (4,5)
Martello tower No.3, one of three martello towers along the cliff
top, on Wear Bay Road, and the easternmost group of this series. The round, three-storeyed towers were built in 1806 as gun-posts against apossible Napoleonic invasion, to plans by colonel Twiss and Captain Ford. The name is taken from the Torne della Moretella on Corsica, which had resisted English attack in 1794. (6)
Martello tower number 3 was built in 1806. The tower is the westernmost tower of a series of three which stand on the eastern outskirts of Folkestone. The tower is open to the public as a museum, which exhibits on local natural history and which provides information on Martello Towers. During World War II a concrete minefield control post was added on its roof (7).
During World War II a concrete observation post for Copt Point coastal battery (NMR: 1421772) was constructed on its roof (9).
<1> Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date) (Unspecified Type). SWX23651.
<2> Ancient monuments in England and Wales : list prepared by the Ministry of Works, corrected to 31st December 1960, pp 59 (Unspecified Type). SWX23553.
<3> Field Investigators Comments (Unspecified Type). SWX23583.
<4> Bennett, D., 1977, A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945, pp 40 (Monograph). SKE7811.
<5> Sutcliffe, S., 1972, Martello Towers, pp 86 (Monograph). SKE7818.
<5> S. Sutcliffe, 1973, Martello Towers, pp 86 (Monograph). SWX23602.
<6> North east and east Kent, pp 327 (Unspecified Type). SWX23607.
<7> R. M. Telling, 1997, English Martello Towers: A Concise Guide, pp 26; Plates 1, 2 (Monograph). SWX23570.
<8> Kent's Defence Heritage (Unspecified Type). SWX23594.
<9> RCHME/EH Aerial Photographers Comment (Unspecified Type). SWX23679.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | (No record type): Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date). |
| <2> | (No record type): Ancient monuments in England and Wales : list prepared by the Ministry of Works, corrected to 31st December 1960. pp 59. |
| <3> | (No record type): Field Investigators Comments. |
| <4> | Monograph: Bennett, D.. 1977. A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945. pp 40. |
| <5> | Monograph: Sutcliffe, S.. 1972. Martello Towers. pp 86. |
| <5> | Monograph: S. Sutcliffe. 1973. Martello Towers. pp 86. |
| <6> | (No record type): North east and east Kent. pp 327. |
| <7> | Monograph: R. M. Telling. 1997. English Martello Towers: A Concise Guide. pp 26; Plates 1, 2. |
| <8> | (No record type): Kent's Defence Heritage. |
| <9> | (No record type): RCHME/EH Aerial Photographers Comment. |
Related records
| TR 23 NW 555 | Parent of: EMERGENCY COAST DEFENCE BATTERY (Building) |
| TR 23 NW 29 | Parent of: Martello Tower No. 3 (Building) |
