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Paxton's Tower

Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire

A tower for Nelson, or, as legend tells it, revenge on the voters who rejected a bridge.

Sir William Paxton built this tower in honour of Admiral Nelson. Local legend tells another story: that Paxton promised to build a bridge for local people if they elected him to Parliament.

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When
Built in the early 1800s
Where
51.8640, -4.1600
Group
Towers & follies

Visiting

National Trust, free and open at all times, with wide views over the Tywi valley.

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