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Gommerock Tower is the remains of a chain tower and associated blockhouse, situated on a cliff overlooking the narrowest part of the mouth of the Dart Estuary, near Kingswear, Devon. The chain tower survives as a rock cut platform with rock cut gullies and joist holes for a timber building with a pent-roof. This structure represents the eastern end of a chain which was raised to prevent access to Dartmouth Harbour. The second tower which originally contained the lifting machinery is at Dartmouth Castle. The blockhouse stands a short distance upslope from the terrace and was built to protect the chain from sabotage. The surviving structures are likely to be of late 15th century date. Subsequently, the terrace was reused as an artillery battery and the blockhouse as a fortified house. The monument is within the council area of South Hams (Devon).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1003852.

Place Type: Mediæval Monument
Historic County: Devon
Lat, Long: 50.343982,-3.5626359
Grid Reference: SX 8890 5050
Civil Parish: Kingswear CP
Council Area: South Hams CA (Devon CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Devon and Torbay SA
Police Area: Devon & Cornwall PA

GBPN ID: 302089
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Gommerock_Tower,_Devon_302089

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