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Date: n.d. Type: Fortifications Status: Extant Street: 20 Bell Street   Click to view map Coordinates: 32°46'44.18" S 26°38'07.45" E

One of three Martello towers built in South Africa, the others being in Cape Town and Simonstown. Declared a National Monument in 1938, now a Provincial Heritage Site Books that reference Martello Tower Alberts, Paul. 1992. South African military buildings photographed : an historical heritage. Cape Town: The Gallery Press. pg 36 Richardson, Deirdré. 2001. Historic Sites of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. pg 17