Follies · South East England
Saxonbury Tower
Saxonbury Tower — Folly or eyecatcher.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Eridge · 3.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Saxonbury Tower is a folly in East Sussex, South-East England — built more for the eye than for any practical purpose, and a reminder of the British landscape's appetite for the eccentric. The site is within the High Weald National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Sussex Weald parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Eridge, about 3.9 km away. Postcode area TN6.
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Heritage listing
Details FRANT ERIDGE PARK,ERIDGE TQ 53 SE 995-/14/10012 Saxonbury Tower II Observation tower or folly. Dated 1828 over doorcase. One of a series of follies built for the Nevill estate. Circular tower of 5 stages, tapering to top. Built of brown header bond brickwork on tooled sandstone base with Roman cement pseudo-machicolations to parapet and roll-moulded bands between floors. Conical iron roof reputed to have been covered in copper at one time. Arrowslit windows with splayed embrasure internally. Cambered arched doorcase with date 1828 in shields on either side and central coronet with initials H and A. Door missing at time of survey. Internal sandstone spiral staircase with sections of first and second stages missing at time of survey. Listing NGR: TQ5778132951 Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 435629 Legacy System: LBS
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Eridge Park SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: High Weald
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
Place summary
Saxonbury Tower is a folly located in Rotherfield, East Sussex, within South-East England. This Grade II listed building is situated in an area designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is part of the High Weald and Kent Downs Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
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- Coordinates
- 51.0742, 0.2509
- County
- East Sussex
- District
- Wealden
- Parish
- Rotherfield
- Postcode
- TN6 3PG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sussex Weald
- Nearest railway station
- Eridge — 3.9 km
Sources
- osm: w550885416 (ODbL)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Saxonbury Tower?
- Saxonbury Tower is in East Sussex, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TN6 3PG), in the parish of Rotherfield.
- Is Saxonbury Tower a listed building?
- Saxonbury Tower is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Saxonbury Tower a protected site?
- Yes — Saxonbury Tower is part of the Eridge Park SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the High Weald National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Saxonbury Tower free to visit?
- Yes, Saxonbury Tower is free to enter.
- How do I get to Saxonbury Tower?
- The nearest railway station is Eridge, about 3.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TN6 3PG.