Racton Monument
Racton Monument is a folly on a hill in Racton, West Sussex, England with views over Chichester Harbour and to the Isle of Wight. It was commissioned by the 2nd Earl of Halifax, either as a summerhouse for the nearby Stansted Estate or so he could watch his merchant ships dock at the nearby port, Emsworth, on The Solent.Photo: Ckings6056, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Vass177, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: folly in West Sussex, England, UK
- Also known as: “Racton Folly”, “Racton Ruin”, “Racton Tower”, “Stansted Castle”, and “The Racton Monument”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lordington House and Church of St Paul.
Lordington House
Building
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lordington House is a manor house near Walderton in West Sussex, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. Lordington House is situated 2,100 feet northeast of Racton Monument.
Church of St Paul
Church
Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Paul is situated 1 mile northwest of Racton Monument.
Woodmancote Church
Church
Photo: Shazz, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woodmancote Church is situated 1¼ miles south of Racton Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Racton and Walderton.
Racton
Hamlet
Racton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stoughton, in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the B2147 road 2.1 miles northeast of Emsworth.
Walderton
Village
Photo: Simon Carey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Walderton is a hamlet in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the B2146 road 4 miles northeast of Emsworth. It is in the civil parish of Stoughton.
Woodmancote
Hamlet
Photo: Simon Carey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woodmancote is a village in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies just off the B2147 road 2 miles northeast of Emsworth. It should not be confused with the other West Sussex village of Woodmancote near Henfield.
Racton Monument
- Categories: folly, tower, building, historic site, and historic building
- Location: Stoughton, Chichester District, West Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.87953° or 50° 52′ 46″ northLongitude
-0.89757° or 0° 53′ 51″ westInception
1772Open location code
9C2XV4H2+RXOpenStreetMap ID
way 556759170OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q7279862
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Racton Monument” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Racton Monument”
- German: “Racton Monument”
- Polish: “Racton Monument”
- Swedish: “Racton Monument”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St.Peter, Racton and Lordington Mill Pond.
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