Prospect Tower is a

folly In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of usual garden buildings. Eighteenth-cent ...

on the Cotehele Estate. It has three sides and is 60ft high. When the

National Trust The National Trust, formally the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, is a charity and membership organisation for heritage conservation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, there is a separate and ...

was given the Cotehele Estate in 1947 the Trust renovated the tower and constructed a wooden spiral staircase inside, to allow visitors. The Tower was last renovated in 2018 and is still open to the public.

History

Prospect Tower was built by the 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe in celebration of the royal visit of

King George III George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two kingdoms on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Br ...

References

External links

Cotehele WebsiteCalstock Parish Archives
Gardens in Cornwall Grade II listed buildings in Cornwall National Trust properties in Cornwall National Heritage List for England Buildings and structures in Cornwall Cotehele Folly towers in England Towers completed in 1789 {{Cornwall-struct-stub