Prospect Tower is a
folly
In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of usual garden buildings.
Eighteenth-cent ...
on the
Cotehele Estate. It has three sides and is 60ft high. When the
National Trust
The National Trust () is a heritage and nature conservation charity and membership organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The Trust was founded in 1895 by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley to "promote the ...
was given the Cotehele Estate in 1947 the Trust renovated the tower and constructed a wooden spiral staircase inside, to allow visitors. The Tower was last renovated in 2018 and is still open to the public.
History
Prospect Tower was built by the
2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe in celebration of the royal visit of
King George III
George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland, Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain and ...
.
References
External links
Cotehele WebsiteCalstock Parish Archives
Grade II* listed buildings in Cornwall
National Trust properties in Cornwall
Cotehele
Folly towers in England
Towers completed in 1789
Grade II* listed garden and park buildings
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