Survey Data
Reg No
20836016
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social
Previous Name
Castle Townshend
Original Use
Folly
In Use As
Folly
Date
1840 - 1860
Coordinates
118583, 31330
Date Recorded
10/07/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Octagonal-plan three-stage tower, built c.1850, flanked by enclosing wall of Townsend Castle demesne. Limestone capped roughly dressed stone crenellations with bracketed string course. Exposed rubble stone walls having limestone string course between stages. Square-headed window openings with limestone sills, jambs and lintels. No entrance.
Appraisal
Apparently built as a famine relief scheme, this folly is an interesting addition to both the village and Castle Townshend demesne. Its octagonal-plan, crenellations and small window openings create a picturesque form, typical of mid nineteenth century pleasure architecture.