Bettison’s Folly
Bettison's Folly is a tower in Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Also referred to as Bettisons Tower and the Forgotten Folly, it was built some time between 1829 and 1853 by William Bettison.- Type: Tower
- Description: folly tower in Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Bettisons Folly”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hornsea Town Hall and Church of Saint Nicholas.
Hornsea Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Graham Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hornsea Town Hall is a municipal building in Newbegin in Hornsea, a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in England. The building began life as a Wesleyan school, then became a church hall and finally became a town hall. Hornsea Town Hall is situated 800 feet northeast of Bettison’s Folly.
Church of Saint Nicholas
Church
Photo: David Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of Saint Nicholas is situated 660 feet northwest of Bettison’s Folly.
Sacred Heart, Hornsea
Church
Photo: David Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sacred Heart, Hornsea is a church, which is situated 710 feet south of Bettison’s Folly.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rolston and Wassand.
Rolston
Hamlet
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rolston is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 2 miles south of Hornsea and lies just west of the B1242 road. Rolston is situated 1½ miles southeast of Bettison’s Folly.
Wassand
Hamlet
Photo: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wassand is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles west of Hornsea and to the south of the A1035 road. It forms part of the civil parish of Seaton. Wassand is situated 2 miles southwest of Bettison’s Folly.
Goxhill
Hamlet
Photo: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Goxhill is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Hatfield, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 2 miles south-west of Hornsea town centre. Goxhill is situated 2 miles southwest of Bettison’s Folly.
Bettison’s Folly
- Categories: folly tower, folly, building, and historic site
- Location: Hornsea, East Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.91033° or 53° 54′ 37″ northLongitude
-0.17039° or 0° 10′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C5XWR6H+4ROpenStreetMap ID
way 554922560OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=follyOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q4898644
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In Other Languages
From German to Italian—“Bettison’s Folly” goes by many names.
- German: “Bettison’s Folly”
- Italian: “Bettison’s Folly”
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Highlights include Hornsea Museum and Hornsea Community Primary School.
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