General

Martello Towers martellos.net/martellotowers.co.uk aims to be a comprehensive guide to Martello Towers throughout the world, from why they were built, how they were built, where they built and where they are today.

Martello Towers martellos.net/martellotowers.co.uk 

    • adheres to the values of openness, transparency, accountability, and trust in all its operations
    • is completely independent and run voluntarily on a non-commercial, not-for-profit basis
    • does not accept standard paid advertising
    • uses a variety of different sources for the information it provides and makes every attempt to ensure there is no copyright infringement(s)

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Acknowledgements

The Editor would like to acknowledge English Heritage and Wikipedia for providing much of the source information for this website.
He would also like to acknowledge the help given by:

1. By PHGCOM - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5283907
2. Marie-Christine https://www.mauritiusinsideout.com/martello-tower.html
3. VSL Travel https://www.visitsierraleone.org/the-martello-tower
4. Ireland's National Inventory of Architectural Heritage http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/
5. Mike Hill, Kingston, Ontario Canada
6. Terry Burton

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