Jersey Round Tower

Jersey Round Tower

The Round Towers stand all along the coast the island of Jersey. In total the British built 23 round towers and eight Martello towers towards the end of the 18th Century and in the early to mid-19th Century, but now only 24 remain, including seven of the Martellos.

Read more about Jersey Round Tower:  History, The Round Towers, La Tour Cârrée, The Towers Depicted

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