Kempt Tower, in La Grande Cueillette, Saint Ouen, Jersey, is also known as Saint Ouen No. 2 and La Grôsse Tou[1] in Jèrriais, and is a Martello tower that the British completed in 1834. It is named for Sir James Kempt, the Master-General of the Ordnance from 1830 to 1834. While governor of Canada, Kempt was involved in the planning for the use of Martello towers to protect the colony.[2] Currently, Kempt Tower serves as the interpretation centre for Les Mielles conservation area.
Kempt Tower has a cam-shaped base, and has a trefoil gun platform. It too has a thicker-walled side facing the sea.[3] It is shorter and wider than its near neighbour, Lewis Tower. The interior of the tower is a doughnut-shaped space around a brick column, and has a curved ceiling. The tower measures 35feet in height and 27feet in diameter.[4] The door at ground level represents a modification by the German occupation of the Channel Islands.
The tower itself was armed with a 24-pounder gun and two 24-pounder short guns.[5] In front of the tower there was a paved redoubt that was armed with three 24-pounder guns.
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