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Observation tower · Somerset · Updated on 1 November 2026.

King Alfred's Tower in Somerset

King Alfred's Tower is an observation tower in Somerset. This place has a story in the app.

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The story

Story · King Alfred's Tower

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You're standing on Kingsettle Hill in Somerset, right by the border with Wiltshire, at the foot of King Alfred's Tower. Have a good look at its shape. This tower isn't round or square, it's triangular. Each of its three corners has a round projection. It's built of brick, trimmed with Chilmark stone, and topped with battlements like a castle. It rises about 49 metres.

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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