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Jack the Treacle Eater

Barwick, near Yeovil, Somerset

A folly crowned by a running man who lived on treacle.

Jack the Treacle Eater is one of a set of four odd follies on the Barwick estate. It is an arch topped by a little tower and a statue of a running figure.

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When
Built in the 1770s
Where
50.9200, -2.6330
Group
Towers & follies

Visiting

Reached by public footpaths across the fields near Barwick.

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