Martello Tower number 66 and the mouth of Sovereign Harbour
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Martello Tower number 66 and the mouth of Sovereign Harbour by Simon Carey as part of the Geograph project.
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Martello Tower number 66 and the mouth of Sovereign Harbour
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 28 May 2006
This tower is currently though it was used by the coastguard until 1989. Full history can be found http://www.martello-towers.co.uk/south-coast/towers/66.htm . Sovereign Harbour was built on a great shingle bank known as The Crumbles which for a long time was a source of shingle for the railway industry. In the last 10 years a great harbour complex has been built on this site.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.787094
Longitude
0.329512