Martello tower

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19th-century military architecture coastal defensive fortification small fort

A Martello tower is a small, round coastal defensive fort built primarily in the 19th century by the British Empire to guard strategic shorelines against naval attack.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Martello tower canonical 2
Martello tower defensive system 1
Martello towers 1

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century military architecture ⓘ
coastal defensive fortification ⓘ
small fort ⓘ
builtBy Board of Ordnance NERFINISHED ⓘ
British military engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArmament heavy artillery piece ⓘ
pivot-mounted gun ⓘ
smoothbore cannon ⓘ
hasConstructionPeriod circa 1804 to mid-19th century ⓘ
hasCrewSize about 15 to 25 men ⓘ
hasCrewType artillery detachment ⓘ
infantry detachment ⓘ
hasDefensiveRole delay enemy landings ⓘ
protect key anchorages ⓘ
protect ports ⓘ
hasDesignCharacteristic parapet with gun embrasures ⓘ
self-contained fortification ⓘ
usually two or three internal floors ⓘ
hasFeature barrack accommodation ⓘ
cistern for water storage ⓘ
internal staircase ⓘ
magazine for gunpowder storage ⓘ
roof-mounted cannon platform ⓘ
single entrance door raised above ground level ⓘ
thick masonry walls ⓘ
hasGeographicDistribution Bermuda NERFINISHED ⓘ
Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
Channel Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ
coasts of the United Kingdom ⓘ
other former British colonies ⓘ
hasLaterUse coastguard station ⓘ
museum ⓘ
observation post ⓘ
private residence ⓘ
signal station ⓘ
hasLocationType coastline ⓘ
harbour approaches ⓘ
strategic shoreline ⓘ
hasNameEtymology derived from Mortella Point in Corsica ⓘ
hasPeriodOfUse 19th century ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ
hasPreservationStatus many are protected historic monuments ⓘ
hasPrimaryFunction artillery platform ⓘ
coastal defense ⓘ
defense against naval attack ⓘ
hasPrimaryMaterial brick ⓘ
masonry ⓘ
stone ⓘ
hasShape round ⓘ
hasTypicalDiameter about 12 meters ⓘ
hasTypicalHeight about 12 meters ⓘ
hasWallThickness up to 4 meters ⓘ
inspiredBy Torra di Mortella NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedBy British Army ⓘ
British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fort Denison → hasStructure → Martello tower ⓘ
Skerries → hasLandmark → Martello tower ⓘ
this entity surface form: Skerries Martello Tower
Fort Beaufort → tourismAttraction → Martello tower ⓘ
Battlefields Park → hasPart → Martello tower ⓘ
this entity surface form: Martello towers
Eastbourne Redoubt Fortress → partOf → Martello tower ⓘ
this entity surface form: Martello tower defensive system
Sandgate → hasLandmark → Martello tower ⓘ
this entity surface form: Martello towers (nearby)