Brizlee Tower
Brizlee Tower is a Grade 1 listed folly set atop a hill in Hulne Park, the walled home park of the Duke of Northumberland in Alnwick, Northumberland. The tower was erected in 1781 for Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and commands extensive views over North Northumberland and the Borders.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: 1781 folly tower near Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as: “Brislee Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hulne Park and Alnwick Castle.
Hulne Park
Park
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hulne Park is the only one remaining of the three parks that once surrounded Alnwick Castle in Northumberland, providing wood and meat for the Percy family, the Dukes of Northumberland. Hulne Park is situated 2,100 feet north of Brizlee Tower.
Alnwick Castle
Photo: Thomas Quine, CC BY 2.0.
Alnwick Castle is a castle and country house in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of the 12th Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman Conquest and renovated and remodelled a number of times. Alnwick Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Brizlee Tower.
Alnwick Garden
Garden
Photo: Christine Westerback, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Alnwick Garden is a complex of formal gardens adjacent to Alnwick Castle in the town of Alnwick, Northumberland, England. The gardens have a long history under the dukes of Northumberland, but fell into disrepair until revived at the turn of the 21st century. Alnwick Garden is situated 2 miles southeast of Brizlee Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hulne Priory and Abberwick.
Hulne Priory
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hulne Priory, Hulne Friary or Hulne Abbey was a friary founded in 1240 by the Carmelites or 'Whitefriars'. It is said that the Northumberland site, quite close to Alnwick, was chosen for some slight resemblance to Mount Carmel where the order originated.
Abberwick
Locality
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abberwick is a hamlet near the River Aln, in the civil parish of Edlingham, in the English county of Northumberland. Abberwick is situated 2 miles southwest of Brizlee Tower.
Denwick
Village
Photo: Christine Westerback, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Denwick is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland, located about 1.4 miles north-east of Alnwick. Denwick is situated 3 miles east of Brizlee Tower.
Brizlee Tower
- Categories: folly tower, building, historic site, and monument
- Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.42638° or 55° 25′ 35″ northLongitude
-1.75187° or 1° 45′ 7″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)Height
85 feet (26 metres)Open location code
9C7WC6GX+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 81163523OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q4971750
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Danish—“Brizlee Tower” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “布里茲利塔”
- Danish: “Brizlee Tower”
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