Follies · South West England
Cotehele Tower
Cotehele Tower — Folly or eyecatcher.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Calstock · 1.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Cotehele Tower is a folly — a piece of decorative architecture built more for the view than any practical purpose — in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Folly or eyecatcher.". Coordinates: 50.4988°, -4.2264°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tamar-Tavy Estuary SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Tamar Valley
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Prospect Tower is a folly on the Cotehele Estate. It has three sides and is 60ft high. When the National Trust was given the Cotehele Estate in 1947 the Trust renovated the tower and constructed a wooden spiral staircase inside, to allow visitors. The Tower was last renovated in 2018 and is still open to the public.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 50.4988, -4.2264
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Calstock
- Postcode
- PL18 9RZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Established
- 1789
- Nearest railway station
- Calstock — 1.3 km
Sources
- osm: w286141715 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Prospect Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Cotehele Tower - geograph.org.uk - 1074671.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cotehele Tower?
- Cotehele Tower is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL18 9RZ), in the parish of Calstock.
- When was Cotehele Tower built?
- Built or established in 1789.
- Who owns Cotehele Tower?
- Cotehele Tower is owned by National Trust.
- Is Cotehele Tower a protected site?
- Yes — Cotehele Tower is part of the Tamar-Tavy Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Tamar Valley National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Cotehele Tower free to visit?
- Yes, Cotehele Tower is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cotehele Tower?
- The nearest railway station is Calstock, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PL18 9RZ.