Follies · South East England
Clavell Tower
Also known as: Kimmeridge Tower
Clavell Tower — Folly or eyecatcher.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Corfe Castle · 6.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Clavell Tower is a folly — a piece of decorative architecture built more for the view than any practical purpose — in the United Kingdom. Also known as: Kimmeridge Tower. Wikidata describes it as: "Folly or eyecatcher.". Coordinates: 50.6074°, -2.1298°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Dorset Coast SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Clavell Tower, also known as Clavell Folly or the Kimmeridge Tower, is a Grade II listed Tuscan style tower built in 1830. It lies on the Jurassic Coast, on the top of Hen Cliff just east of Kimmeridge Bay in the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. It is now a Landmark Trust property and in August 2006 was moved 25 metres (82 ft) back from the crumbling cliff edge.
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Background
History
Clavell Tower was built in about 1830 by Reverend John Richards Clavell of Smedmore House as an observatory and folly. The Reverend John Richards had changed his name to John Richards Clavell after inheriting the estate in 1817. The tower is about 35 ft high and rises over what is known as Hen Cliff which rises about 330 ft above the sea. The main tower is constructed of mortared selected stone and the windows are formed from brick. The ground floor is surrounded by Tuscan colonnade and the roof has a parapet built in stone. In total the tower has four floors; a stone ground floor, a wooden first, a wooden second and a wooden third floor. The tower is surmounted upon a shallow stone…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.6074, -2.1298
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Kimmeridge
- Postcode
- BH20 5PF
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Dorset
- Nearest railway station
- Corfe Castle — 6.3 km
Sources
- osm: w126610521 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Clavell Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Clavell Tower 2.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Clavell Tower?
- Clavell Tower is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BH20 5PF), in the parish of Kimmeridge.
- Is Clavell Tower a protected site?
- Yes — Clavell Tower is part of the South Dorset Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Clavell Tower free to visit?
- Yes, Clavell Tower is free to enter.
- How do I get to Clavell Tower?
- The nearest railway station is Corfe Castle, about 6.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BH20 5PF.