Reg No
20906109
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social
Original Use
Folly
Date
1800 - 1840
Coordinates
147292, 75520
Date Recorded
08/04/2009
Date Updated
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Freestanding square-plan folly tower, built c.1820, now ruinous. Rubble stone walls with dressed stone eaves course. Ogee-headed opening to each elevation. Located in field.
Though now sadly in ruinous condition, this folly remains an interesting feature in the landscape. It forms part of an interesting group with two other folly towers, and part of a wider group of demesne structures, formerly relating to Beechmount House. It was apparently built by the Colthurst family to commemorate the death of a family member at the battle of Trafalgar.