King Alfred's Tower

Brewham, United Kingdom

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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King Alfred's Tower is a 49-metre-high Palladian folly in Somerset, England, designed by Henry Flitcroft and erected in 1772 on the Stourhead estate near the Wiltshire border. Built to commemorate the end of the Seven Years' War and the accession of King George III, the triangular tower stands on Kingsettle Hill close to the legendary site of Egbert's Stone, where Alfred the Great is believed to have rallied the Anglo-Saxons in 878 before the Battle of Edington. The tower's hollow interior is accessible via a spiral staircase within one of its corner projections and features a statue of King Alfred along with a dedication inscription. Damaged by an aeroplane in 1944, it was restored in the 1980s and remains a Grade I listed building in the care of the National Trust.