Horton Tower
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Horton Tower by Mike Searle as part of the Geograph project.
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Horton Tower
Image: © Mike Searle Taken: 15 Aug 2008
Arguably Dorset's most well known folly, it was built in about 1750 as a hunting 'observatory' for one Humphrey Sturt. Sturt was a keen follower of the hunt, and from its heights he could continue to watch the activities of the hunt in Cranborne Chase well into his old age. The tower featured in the 1967 film of Thomas Hardy's novel "Far from the Madding Crowd". In more recent years having fallen into serious disrepair, it was rescued from dereliction by a mobile phone company who renovated it and made it safe; it currently houses their antennas. Grade II* Listed.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.860253
Longitude
-1.957878