Shoal Tower
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Shoal Tower is a historic 19th-century Martello tower in Kingston, Ontario, built as part of the city’s harbor defenses and now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site component.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shoal Tower canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Martello tower
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historic military fortification ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Martello tower design ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British colonial military engineering
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Rideau Canal defense system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | 19th-century fortification ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1847 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1846 ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 44.229°N 76.476°W ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 0 metres ⓘ |
| function | to defend Kingston Harbour and naval dockyard ⓘ |
| hasPart |
circular masonry tower
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gun platform ⓘ thick defensive walls ⓘ |
| hasType |
cylindrical tower
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offshore fortification ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria | cultural ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Site of Canada
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UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| inception | 1840s ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
City of Kingston
NERFINISHED
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Province of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Kingston metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOrOn | Kingston waterfront NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInWaterBody | Kingston Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Fort Frederick
NERFINISHED
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Fort Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Military College of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Kingston, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | shoal on which it is built ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Parks Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kingston harbour defenses
NERFINISHED
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Rideau Canal and Kingston Fortifications World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ defensive system protecting Kingston and the Rideau Canal entrance ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | protected historic site ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| use |
coastal defense
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harbour defense ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Kingston Fortifications (Rideau Canal and Kingston Fortifications UNESCO World Heritage Site component)
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Shoal Tower
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subject surface form:
Kingston Fortifications