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.

History

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

Prospect Tower

References

External links

Cotehele Website

Calstock 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

Prospect Tower