Needle’s Eye
Needle's Eye is a 14-metre pyramid Grade II* listed building which is situated in Wentworth, South Yorkshire in northern England. Needle's Eye is one of several follies in and around Wentworth Woodhouse park; the others include Hoober Stand and Keppel's Column.Photo: Ozankk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: 18th century pyramid in Wentworth, South Yorkshire, northern England
- Also known as: “Needles Eye”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Elsecar Heritage Centre and Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth.
Elsecar Heritage Centre
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elsecar Heritage Centre is a visitor attraction centre in Elsecar, Barnsley, England. Operated by Barnsley Museums, it has independent shops, studios, galleries and cafes in former Victorian engineering workshops. Elsecar Heritage Centre is situated 1 mile northwest of Needle’s Eye.
Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth
Church
Photo: SMJ, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Church is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Wentworth, South Yorkshire. Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth is situated 1 mile southwest of Needle’s Eye.
Old Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth
Church
Photo: John Clive Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Old Holy Trinity Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Wentworth, South Yorkshire, England. It is partly in ruins, and stands close to a newer church also dedicated to the Holy Trinity. Old Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth is situated 1 mile southwest of Needle’s Eye.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wentworth and Elsecar.
Wentworth
Village
Photo: John Clive Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wentworth is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. The village is surrounded by the very urbanised areas of Hoyland Nether, Barnsley.
Elsecar
Village
Photo: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Elsecar is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is near to Jump and Wentworth, it is also 2 miles south of Hoyland, 6 miles south of Barnsley and 8 miles north-east of Sheffield.
Needle’s Eye
- Categories: folly, building, and historic site
- Location: Brampton Bierlow, Rotherham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.48465° or 53° 29′ 5″ northLongitude
-1.40442° or 1° 24′ 16″ westHeight
46 feet (14 metres)Open location code
9C5WFHMW+V6OpenStreetMap ID
way 669331969OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=follyOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q17534837
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