Kingston Martello Tower - Cathcart Tower
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Cathcart Tower is a Martello tower located on Cedar Island in the St. Lawrence River, off the eastern shore of Fort Henry in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Waymark Code: WMDT9R
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 02/22/2012
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One of four massive stone Martello towers built in 1848 to strengthen Kingston harbour and the entrance to the Rideau Canal. The other towers are: Fort Frederick, Shoal Tower, and Murney Tower.
The limestone tower is 11 m high and 16.5 m in diameter.[1] It is surrounded by a shallow ditch and by a glacis extending to the shorelines on three sides. The guns of Cathcart Tower covered the eastern approaches of Kingston Harbour.
The towers' construction was prompted by a dispute between Great Britain and the United States over the boundary between British Columbia and Oregon that threatened to lead to war. When war was averted, Cathcart Tower was used for a time as a barracks for soldiers garrisoned at nearby Fort Henry. Eventually it was abandoned.
Instructions for Visiting a Waymark:
Waymark is on an island so is only reachable by boat in the summer or ice walk in the winter.
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Location:
Kingston, ON Canada
Condition of Building: Converted to a museum
Parking: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
To claim a find, you must submit a photo of the Martello tower, taken from a different angle to the one shown on the page. The photo should have the tower in full, with some of the surrounding landscape or buildings. If possible, you should also be in the photograph