King Alfred's Tower
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Folly in England
Alfred's Tower is a folly in Somerset, England, on the edge of the border with Wiltshire, on the Stourhead estate. The tower stands on Kingsettle Hill and belongs to the National Trust. It is designated as a Grade I listed building.
Address: Kingsettle Hill, South Brewham, Bruton BA10 0LB, United Kingdom
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 11 AM Fri
Phone: +44 1747 841152
The 49-metre-high (161 ft) triangular tower has a hollow centre and is climbed by means of a spiral staircase in one of the corner projections. It has a statue ...
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This is a very unusual thing to find across agricultural lands in the middle of nowhere. Accessible from M3, you need to pass by Stonehenge where most likely ...
A 160ft (59m) high folly built in 1722 on the site where it's believed that King Alfred the Great rallied his troops. It commands views over three counties.
Oct 26, 2010 · This eccentric folly house was designed by Romanian thinker Bogdan-Petriceicu Hasdeu, with a helping hand from his deceased daughter's spirit.
Aug 17, 2021 · Constructed in 1769, King Alfred's Tower is a 161-foot-tall triangular folly that was built to commemorate the end of the Seven Years' War.
ALFRED'S TOWER. Statutory Address: ALFRED'S TOWER, KINGSETTLE HILL. Go to the official list entry. King Alfreds Tower. Uploaded by Peter Connell This photo may ...
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Posted: Jul 16, 2022
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King Alfred's Tower is a 160ft (49m) high folly, designed by Henry Flitcroft for Henry Hoare II in 1772. It is believed to mark the site where King Alfred the ...
Jan 1, 2024 · King Alfred's Tower, also known as Stourton Tower, is a 3-sided folly that's perched on a hillside near Bruton, Wiltshire on the wider Stourhead ...