- Statue of King Alfred on the tower. Photo by Trish Steel. ... There are very good views from the top. Location: King Alfred's Tower, Brewham, Somerset.
- King Alfred’s Tower is a 160ft high folly, designed by Henry Flitcroft for Henry Hoare II in 1772. It is believed to mark the site where King Alfred the Great rallied...
- If you’re looking for amazing places to visit in Wiltshire or Somerset, then I would highly recommend stopping by the incredible King Alfred’s Tower Stourhead.
- king Alfred's Tower is a brick built folly,lying 2 miles north-west of the famous Stourhead Garden. The 50m,red brick triangular tower was built in 1762.
- King Alfreds Tower, also known as The Folly of King Alfred the Great or Stourton Tower in Somerset England Stock Photo - Alamy.
- The tower stands near the site of ‘Egbert’s Stone’, where it was said that Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, rallied the Saxons in May 878 before the important Battle...
- "Monument of Commemoration". The King Alfred's Tower is a folly tower that is also called The Folly of King Alfred the Great and Stourton Tower.
- Creative Commons License. King Alfred’s Tower.
- Below is from the wiki. King Alfred's Tower is a folly in Somerset,[1][2] England, on the edge of the border with Wiltshire, on the Stourhead estate.