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Horton Tower

Horton, Dorset

A six-sided folly built to watch the hunt.

Humphrey Sturt built this tall, six-sided brick tower in the 1750s, probably so he could watch the deer hunting on his land. It is around 43 metres high, one of the tallest follies in England.

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When
Built 1750s
Where
50.8600, -1.9300
Group
Towers & follies

Visiting

Visible from the roads around Horton and Chalbury. On private land.

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