Culloden Tower
The Culloden Tower was built as a parkland ornament or folly in about 1746 on the estate of John Yorke MP, at Richmond, North Yorkshire. It was built on the site of an earlier pele tower, the remains of which possibly form the rectangular base.Photo: Paul Brooker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Kognos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: 1746 folly in North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “The Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Richmond Castle and St Joseph and St Francis Xavier Church.
Richmond Castle
Photo: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Richmond Castle in Richmond, North Yorkshire, England, stands in a commanding position above the River Swale, close to the centre of the town of Richmond. Richmond Castle is situated 1,500 feet east of Culloden Tower.
St Joseph and St Francis Xavier Church
Church
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Joseph and St Francis Xavier Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Richmond, North Yorkshire. It is situated between Newbiggin and Victoria Road to the south of Richmondshire Cricket Club. St Joseph and St Francis Xavier Church is situated 910 feet northeast of Culloden Tower.
Georgian Theatre Royal
Theater building
Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Georgian Theatre Royal is a theatre and historic Georgian playhouse in the market town of Richmond, North Yorkshire, England. It is among the oldest of Britain's extant theatres. Georgian Theatre Royal is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Culloden Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hudswell and Hipswell.
Hudswell
Village
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hudswell is a village and civil parish on the border of the Yorkshire Dales, in North Yorkshire, England. The population at the ONS Census 2011 was 353.
Hipswell
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hipswell is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire. The civil parish mainly comprises the northern part of Catterick Garrison. The village of Hipswell is at the eastern end of the civil parish, and effectively forms a suburb of Catterick Garrison. Hipswell is situated 2 miles southeast of Culloden Tower.
Catterick Garrison
Town
Catterick Garrison is a major garrison and military town 3 miles south of Richmond, North Yorkshire, England. It is the largest British Army garrison in the world, with a population of around 14,000 in 2021 and covering over 2,400 acres. Catterick Garrison is situated 2 miles southeast of Culloden Tower.
Culloden Tower
- Categories: folly tower, building, and historic site
- Location: Richmond, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.40182° or 54° 24′ 7″ northLongitude
-1.74406° or 1° 44′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C6WC724+P9OpenStreetMap ID
way 228991081OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=towerWikidata ID
Q5193057
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