Browne’s Folly
Browne's Folly, or Brown's Folly, is a folly tower sitting within a 39.9 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the English village of Bathford in Somerset, notified in 1974: the site itself is known as the Farleigh Down Stone Quarry and is managed as a nature reserve by the Avon Wildlife Trust.
- Tower
- …is also known as “Brown’s Folly”
- Description: site of a tower with the same name
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Nicholas, Bathampton and The Crown Inn.
Church of St Nicholas, Bathampton
The Church of St Nicholas is an Anglican parish church… Church of St Nicholas, Bathampton is situated 1¼ miles west of Browne’s Folly.
The Crown Inn
The Crown Inn is a pub, which is situated 3,700 feet northwest of Browne’s Folly.
Monkton Farleigh Manor
Monkton Farleigh Manor is a Grade I listed country… Monkton Farleigh Manor is situated 4,100 feet southeast of Browne’s Folly.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bathford and Batheaston.
Batheaston
Batheaston is a village and civil parish 2 miles east…
Browne’s Folly
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Latitude
51.39321° or 51° 23′ 36″ north
Longitude
-2.29624° or 2° 17′ 47″ west
Open location code
9C3V9PV3+7G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=folly
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
Wikidata ID
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rowbarrow Wood and Farleigh Down Plantation.
Nearby Places
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