You are here, Martello Tower D - Clacton, Essex
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Outspoken1
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N 51° 46.633 E 001° 07.912
31U E 371121 N 5737911
You are here map and information board at Martello Tower D, on the Essex Martello Tower Trail in Clacton
Waymark Code: WMMX19
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/17/2014
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You are here, Martello Tower D - Clacton, Essex - posted by
SMacB
You are here map and information board at Martello Tower D, on the Essex Martello Tower Trail in Clacton.
Map showing the remaining towers A, C, D, E, F & J on the Martello Trail. Info board identifies this as tower D.
"Martello Tower, adjacent to sea wall, Clacton Golf Course II Martello Tower. Circa 1808-1812. Vari-coloured brick, made at Grays Essex. Stone parapet. Rusticated stone dressings to 4 windows and a door at-half height. Built at a cost of approximately £5,000 the garrison was stationed at Weeley barracks due to the unhealthiness of the coast."
SOURCE - (http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1111524 )
Today, out of the Essex towers A to K, only A,C,D,E,F and K remain standing.
Location Name: Martello Tower D, Clacton
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