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Leith Hill Tower

Near Dorking, Surrey

A tower that lifts the highest hill in south-east England over 1,000 feet, with its builder buried beneath.

Richard Hull built this tower so that the top would stand over 1,000 feet above sea level, making Leith Hill feel like a mountain. When he died in 1772 he was buried under the floor at his own request.

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When
Built 1765
Where
51.1757, -0.3692
Group
Towers & follies

Visiting

National Trust. The tower and its tiny café open most weekends.

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