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Best of South West England

The 7 best follies in South West England

Our curated top 7 follies in South West England, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 56 follies see the full follies index for South West England.

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    Conygar Tower

    Conygar Tower, follies in South West England

    Conygar Tower — Folly or eyecatcher.

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    Chilton Priory

    Chilton Priory, follies in South West England

    Chilton Priory — Folly or eyecatcher.

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    Duty Point Tower

    Devon

    Duty Point tower - geograph.org.uk - 5688519

    Details LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH SS64NE LEE ABBEY 858-1/1/63 Duty Point Tower 03/09/73 (Formerly Listed as: LYNTON Duty Point Tower near Lee Bay) II Folly tower. Mid C19. Rubble, flat roof not visible or a

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    Temple of Harmony

    Temple of Harmony, follies in South West England

    Temple of Harmony — Folly or eyecatcher.

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    The Storm Tower

    The Storm Tower, follies in South West England

    The Storm Tower at Compass Point, Bude–Stratton, Cornwall, England, is an octagonal lookout tower, modelled on the Tower of the Winds in Athens, Greece. It is known locally as the Pepperpot. The tower

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    The Fish Tower

    The Rose Tower, Barwick Park - geograph.org.uk - 4040054

    Details ST51SE BARWICK CP TWO TOWER LANE (South side) 5/18 The Fish Tower (previously listed as obelisk in Park North of Barwick House) 19.4.61 GV II Folly. Circa 1775. Local stone rubble with Ham sto

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    Willett Tower

    Willett Hill Plantation - geograph.org.uk - 3116297

    Details ST03SE ELWORTHY CP WILLETT HILL 8/13 Willett Tower - - II Folly in the form of a ruined church tower. Circa 1820. Iron stone random rubble, brick dressings. 3 stage crenellated tower, one merl

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