Gibraltar Tower is a local landmark that can be found in Heathfield Park.
The tower is dedicated to George Augustus Eliott who successfully defended the fortress of Gibraltar during the Great Siege of Gibraltar between 1779 to 1783. In recognition of his bravery he was given the noble title ‘Lord Heathfield of Gibraltar’.
Today the tower is a grade II listed monument. It was sketched by the famous painter Turner in the Eighteenth Century as part of his commission to provide illustrations for Cooke’s Views in Sussex (1816).
