King Alfred’s Tower

Alfred's Tower is a folly in , England, on the edge of the border with , on the estate. The tower stands on Kingsettle Hill and belongs to the National Trust.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: folly tower in Somerset, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Stourton Tower” and “The Folly of King Alfred the Great”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stourhead and The Convent.

Photo: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 1,072-hectare estate at the source of the River Stour in the southwest of the English county of , extending into . The estate is about 4 km northwest of the town of and includes a Grade I listed 18th-century Neo-Palladian mansion, the village of Stourton, one of the most famous gardens in the English landscape garden style, farmland, and woodland. is situated 2 miles east of King Alfred’s Tower.

House
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is a house, which is situated 4,000 feet east of King Alfred’s Tower.

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is situated 2 miles east of King Alfred’s Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gasper and Stourton.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of King Alfred’s Tower.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 2 miles east of King Alfred’s Tower.

Village
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or Pen Selwood is a village and civil parish in the English county of . It lies 4 miles north east of , 4 miles south east of , 4 miles west of , and 5 miles north west of . is situated 2½ miles south of King Alfred’s Tower.

King Alfred’s Tower

Latitude
51.11487° or 51° 6′ 54″ north
Longitude
-2.36503° or 2° 21′ 54″ west
Elevation
820 feet (250 metres)
Inception
1769—1770
Height
161 feet (49 metres)
Operator
National Trust
Open location code
9C3V4J7M+WX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 83804169
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­folly
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
7627245
Wiki­data ID
Q7884143
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Satellite Map

Discover King Alfred’s Tower from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Uzbek—“King Alfred’s Tower” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Alfredo erregearen dorrea”
  • Dutch: “De follie van koning Alfred de Grote”
  • Dutch: “King Alfred’s Tower”
  • Dutch: “Toren van koning Alfred”
  • French: “King Alfred’s Tower”
  • German: “King Alfred’s Tower”
  • Italian: “King Alfred’s Tower”
  • Japanese: “アルフレッド王の塔”
  • Portuguese: “Torre do Rei Alfredo”
  • Russian: “Башня короля Альфреда”
  • Slovenian: “King Alfred’s Tower”
  • Spanish: “Torre del rey Alfredo”
  • Ukrainian: “Вежа короля Альфреда”
  • Uzbek: “Qirol Alfred minorasi”

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