Memorials & monuments · East Midlands
Prospect Tower
In or near Manby.
Prospect Tower — Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
Richard Hoare — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Prospect Tower is a Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1165848). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Prospect Tower is a folly on the Cotehele Estate. It has three sides and is 60ft high. When the National Trust 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.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- National Nature Reserve: LINCOLNSHIRE CORONATION COAST
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Lincolnshire Wolds
- Ramsar wetland: Humber Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Prospect Tower is a folly on the Cotehele Estate. It has three sides and is 60ft high. When the National Trust 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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 53.3831, 0.1551
- County
- Lincolnshire
- District
- East Lindsey
- Parish
- Saltfleetby
- Postcode
- LN11 7TB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Louth and Horncastle
- Established
- 1789
Sources
- wikidata: Q26459323 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Prospect Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Prospect Tower?
- Prospect Tower is in Lincolnshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LN11 7TB), in the parish of Saltfleetby.
- What is Prospect Tower?
- Prospect Tower — Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Prospect Tower?
- Drivers can use postcode LN11 7TB.
- When was Prospect Tower built?
- Built or established in 1789.
- Who owns Prospect Tower?
- Prospect Tower is owned by National Trust.
- Is Prospect Tower a listed building?
- Prospect Tower is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Prospect Tower a protected site?
- Yes — Prospect Tower is part of the LINCOLNSHIRE CORONATION COAST National Nature Reserve and the Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Prospect Tower free to visit?
- Yes, Prospect Tower is free to enter.