The largest and most northerly of a chain of towers in England, built to keep Napoleon out, this quatrefoil shaped building stands at the foot of the Orford Ness peninsula, between the River Alde and the sea.
Martello Tower Aldeburgh, Suffolk
Set in one of the world’s most famous landscape gardens, this folly at Stowe is a stunning Landmark with a spiral staircase, roof terrace and open grounds to explore. The gothic windows provide vistas of the monuments, lakes and temples in this eighteenth-century landscape.
Gothic Temple, Stowe School, Buckingham MK18 5ED
An exceptional Victorian water tower on the edge of the Sandringham Estate. This functional building of the highest provenance makes a comfortable nest among the tree tops.
Appleton Water Tower, Appleton, West Newton, Sandringham, Norfolk, PE31 6BB, UK
Ackergill Tower (or Ackergill Castle) is located on the coast of Sinclair’s Bay, about 4 km north of Wick, Caithness, in northern Scotland. It was built in the early 16th century, and is a category A listed building. The building is a five-storey oblong tower house. The four-storey wing to the rear was added in the early 18th century.
Ackergill, Wick KW1 4RG
Ackergill Tower (or Ackergill Castle) is located on the coast of Sinclair’s Bay, about 4 km north of Wick, Caithness, in northern Scotland. It was built in the early 16th century, and is a category A listed building. The building is a five-storey oblong tower house. The four-storey wing to the rear was added in the early 18th century.
Wortham Manor, Lifton PL16 0ED
Ackergill Tower (or Ackergill Castle) is located on the coast of Sinclair’s Bay, about 4 km north of Wick, Caithness, in northern Scotland. It was built in the early 16th century, and is a category A listed building. The building is a five-storey oblong tower house. The four-storey wing to the rear was added in the early 18th century.
Woodsford Castle, Woodsford, Dorchester, DT2 8AS
Ackergill Tower (or Ackergill Castle) is located on the coast of Sinclair’s Bay, about 4 km north of Wick, Caithness, in northern Scotland. It was built in the early 16th century, and is a category A listed building. The building is a five-storey oblong tower house. The four-storey wing to the rear was added in the early 18th century.
Wolveton Gatehouse, Near Dorchester, Dorset
Ackergill Tower (or Ackergill Castle) is located on the coast of Sinclair’s Bay, about 4 km north of Wick, Caithness, in northern Scotland. It was built in the early 16th century, and is a category A listed building. The building is a five-storey oblong tower house. The four-storey wing to the rear was added in the early 18th century.
Whiteford Temple, Near Callington, Cornwall
Ackergill Tower (or Ackergill Castle) is located on the coast of Sinclair’s Bay, about 4 km north of Wick, Caithness, in northern Scotland. It was built in the early 16th century, and is a category A listed building. The building is a five-storey oblong tower house. The four-storey wing to the rear was added in the early 18th century.
West Blockhouse Fort, Dale, Haverfordwest, SA62 3RT
Ackergill Tower (or Ackergill Castle) is located on the coast of Sinclair’s Bay, about 4 km north of Wick, Caithness, in northern Scotland. It was built in the early 16th century, and is a category A listed building. The building is a five-storey oblong tower house. The four-storey wing to the rear was added in the early 18th century.
West Banqueting House, Chipping Campden, GL55 6JE,
Ackergill Tower (or Ackergill Castle) is located on the coast of Sinclair’s Bay, about 4 km north of Wick, Caithness, in northern Scotland. It was built in the early 16th century, and is a category A listed building. The building is a five-storey oblong tower house. The four-storey wing to the rear was added in the early 18th century.
Warden Abbey, Old Warden, Biggleswade, SG18 9LS
Ackergill Tower (or Ackergill Castle) is located on the coast of Sinclair’s Bay, about 4 km north of Wick, Caithness, in northern Scotland. It was built in the early 16th century, and is a category A listed building. The building is a five-storey oblong tower house. The four-storey wing to the rear was added in the early 18th century.
Tower of Hallbar, Braidwood, Carluke, ML8 5NG
Ackergill Tower (or Ackergill Castle) is located on the coast of Sinclair’s Bay, about 4 km north of Wick, Caithness, in northern Scotland. It was built in the early 16th century, and is a category A listed building. The building is a five-storey oblong tower house. The four-storey wing to the rear was added in the early 18th century.
Tower Hill, 11 Tower Hill, The Pebbles, St Davids, Haverfordwest, SA62 6RD
This spectacular gatehouse is a fine example of Elizabethan architecture, one of the best of its time. It has long outlasted the great house it once served.
Tixall Gatehouse, Near Stafford, Staffordshire
Ackergill Tower (or Ackergill Castle) is located on the coast of Sinclair’s Bay, about 4 km north of Wick, Caithness, in northern Scotland. It was built in the early 16th century, and is a category A listed building. The building is a five-storey oblong tower house. The four-storey wing to the rear was added in the early 18th century.
The Gate House, Moynes Court, Mathern, Monmouthshire, NP16 6HZ
This is an apartment at the top of the 16th-century tower belonging to an important country house, which is now in the care of the National Trust.
The Tower, Canons Ashby, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 3SD
This restoration project featured in BBC1’s Countryfile.
The Semaphore Tower, Pointers Rd, Cobham KT11 1PQ
This little pavilion is dramatically perched above a steep wooded gorge, in the remnants of an outstanding 18th-century garden at Hackfall. Open the doors of its richly decorated sitting-room to see miles of Yorkshire countryside roll out before you.
The Ruin, Hackfall, Grewelthorpe, HG4 3DE
Ackergill Tower (or Ackergill Castle) is located on the coast of Sinclair’s Bay, about 4 km north of Wick, Caithness, in northern Scotland. It was built in the early 16th century, and is a category A listed building. The building is a five-storey oblong tower house. The four-storey wing to the rear was added in the early 18th century.
The Prospect Tower, Belmont Park, Throwley, Faversham, ME13 0HH
Ackergill Tower (or Ackergill Castle) is located on the coast of Sinclair’s Bay, about 4 km north of Wick, Caithness, in northern Scotland. It was built in the early 16th century, and is a category A listed building. The building is a five-storey oblong tower house. The four-storey wing to the rear was added in the early 18th century.
The Priest's House, Holcombe Rogus, Devon
