Conygar Tower
The Conygar Tower is a Folly in the village of Dunster in the English county of Somerset . The tower was built in 1775 and is listed by English Heritage as a Grade II Historic Building.
It is a three-story red sandstone tower that sits on a hill above the village. Henry Luttrell, 2nd Earl of Carhampton , commissioned the architect Richard Phleps to build it. It was built 18 meters high so that it can be seen from Dunster Castle on the other side of the hill. There is no evidence that it ever had blankets or a roof.
The name “Conygar” is derived from the two old English words “coney” (German: rabbit) and “garth” (German: garden). This indicates that there was once a breeding station for rabbits for human consumption.
In 1997 a condition report from Crown Estate mentioned that there were cracks in the walls. These were eliminated in 2000.
Individual evidence
- ^ Conygar Tower . In: Images of England . English Heritage. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
- ↑ Jonathan Holt: Somerset Follies . Akeman Press, Bath 2007. ISBN 978-0-9546138-7-7 . Pp. 78-79.
- ^ Conygar Tower - Dunster and Exmoor National Park . Everything Exmoor. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
Coordinates: 51 ° 11 ′ 14 " N , 3 ° 26 ′ 38" W.