The Round Tower, aka Guy’s Folly, stood on high ground to the west of what is now the A424 between Stow on the Wold and Burford. Sadly, this lovely little folly was demolished in the 1970s to make way for a B.B.C. transmission mast. Both Napoleon and Kitchener make an appearance in its rather hazy history…
Guy’s Folly, or The Round Tower, Icomb, Gloucestershire
Undated postcard of Icomb Tower, courtesy of a private collection.