250px|right|thumb|Kempt Tower, Jersey '''Kempt Tower''', in La Grande Cueillette, Saint Ouen, Jersey, is also known as ''Saint Ouen No. 2'' and ''La Grôsse Tou''<ref>{{cite book|last=Birt|first=Paul|title=Lé Jèrriais Pour Tous|year=1985|publisher=Le Don Balleine}}</ref> 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.<ref>Sutcliffe (1978), p.132.</ref> Currently, Kempt Tower serves as the interpretation centre for Les Mielles conservation area.
==Design== Kempt Tower has a cam-shaped base, and has a trefoil gun platform. It too has a thicker-walled side facing the sea.<ref name=Grimsley>Grimsely (1988), p.43.</ref> 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 {{convert|35|ft|m|abbr=on}} in height and {{convert|27|ft|m|abbr=on}} in diameter.<ref>Clements (1999), p.169.</ref> 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.<ref name=Clements>Clements (1999), p. 89.</ref> In front of the tower there was a paved redoubt that was armed with three 24-pounder guns.
==Citations and references== '''Citations''' {{reflist|30em}} '''References''' *Clements, William H. (1998) ''Towers of Strength: Story of Martello Towers''. (London: Pen & Sword). {{ISBN|978-0-85052-679-0}}. *Grimsley, E.J. (1988) ''The Historical Development of the Martello Tower in the Channel Islands''. (Sarnian Publications). {{ISBN|978-0-9513868-0-4}} *Sutcliffe, Sheila (1973) ''Martello Towers''. (Cranbury, NJ: Associated Universities Press).
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