Grain Tower
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Grain Tower is a mid-19th-century gun tower situated offshore just east of Grain, Kent, standing in the mouth of the River Medway. It was built along the same lines as the Martello towers that were constructed along the British and Irish coastlines in the early 19th century and is the last-built example of a gun tower of this type. It owed its existence to the need to protect the important dockyards at Sheerness and Chatham from a perceived French naval threat during a period of tension in the 1850s. ()
Built: 1848 (176 years ago)Coordinates: 51°27'5"N, 0°43'52"E
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England
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Grain Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Garrison Point Fort, Grain Fort, Isle of Grain, Dummy Battery.