Prospect Tower

Prospect Tower is a folly on the . It has three sides and is 60 ft high. When the National Trust was given the Cotehele Estate in 1947 the Trust renovated the tower and constructed a wooden spiral staircase inside, to allow visitors.
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Photo: Mike Bygrave, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Tower
  • Description: folly on the Cotehele Estate in Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Cotehele Tower” and “The Prospect Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Cotehele and Cotehele House Chapel.

Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a medieval house with Tudor additions… is situated 1,000 feet south of Prospect Tower.

Church
Photo: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 1,100 feet south of Prospect Tower.

Photo: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Prospect Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Norris Green and Calstock.

Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in Cornwall, England, UK.

Village
Photo: Bjh21, Public domain.
is a civil parish and a large village…

Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in , England, .

Prospect Tower

Latitude
50.49883° or 50° 29′ 56″ north
Longitude
-4.22644° or 4° 13′ 35″ west
Open location code
9C2QFQXF+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 286141715
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­folly
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q17534727
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Chimney (Dis) and Calstock View.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Retainers Court and Cotehele Bookshop.

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