Tower 16, being part of the low-level towers stretching across the beach at Hythe, and together with Tower 15 bolstered the defence of Fort Sutherland, a six-gun battery that stood between them.

The tower had been undermined by the sea in autumn 1938, with seaward side collapsing onto the beach in large pieces and the remains washed away gradually over the years.

References

  1. Mead, Commander Hilary, R.N. The Martello Towers of England (part 2) The Mariner's Mirror Vol.34 No.4 October 1948
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