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| | Martello Tower Simonstown, Western Cape ROYAL ENGINEERS: Architect
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Date: | 1795-1796 | Type: | Fortifications | |
Status: | Extant |
Click to view mapCoordinates: 34°11'34.93" S 18°26'34.81" E | | One of three Martello towers built in South Africa, the others being in Cape Town and Fort Beaufort.
Declared a National Monument in 1972, now a Provincial Heritage Site.
See also Simon’s Town Historical Society.
Books that reference Martello Tower Alberts, Paul. 1992. South African military buildings photographed : an historical heritage. Cape Town: The Gallery Press. pg 24 | Fransen, Hans. 1978. Guide to the Museums of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Galvin & Sales (Pty) Ltd, for the Southern African Museums Association. pg 87-88 |
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