Comments on: Willett Hill Tower, Elworthy, Somerset

By: Editor

Editor — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 20:11:05 +0000

In reply to Caroline Nicholson nee Mincbin. Good evening Caroline. What a wonderful playground you had, I am very envious! It is certainly an impressive folly and a real treat to find it after a climb up through the woods. Thanks for sharing your memories.

By: Caroline Nicholson nee Mincbin

Caroline Nicholson nee Mincbin — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 18:34:34 +0000

So nice to see all these people interested in the old Folly, we lived at Truckwell .Manor farm and my brother Ronald and I used to play soldiers up at the Tower, we guarded our castle and spent many hours happily playing there,such happy times and so good to see "OUR CASTLE" still standing proud and obviously still impressing many

By: Editor

Editor — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 17:39:57 +0000

In reply to Gwyn. Yes, a great folly and I was very excited it’s to find the images. Always happy to know you have enjoyed posts Gwyn.

By: Gwyn

Gwyn — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 15:45:03 +0000

This defines a folly for me. Love it, and your discovery of the view of Willet Hill in the archives.

By: Editor

Editor — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 11:11:26 +0000

In reply to Alan Terrill. Hello Alan and thanks for sharing your memories of a magical morning. Sadly we didn't have any close encounters with wildlife, but we were lucky with a wonderfully sunny day in February. The tower is in good condition, and is clearly cared for, which is great news.

By: Alan Terrill

Alan Terrill — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 09:43:39 +0000

This brings back memories of a visit around 1988. We were staying in Dunster and had set off very early to make the long drive back to Kent. We stopped at the bottom of the hill, and as the rest of the family weren’t interested , I climbed up the steep path to the tower alone. It was a lovely, slightly misty, summer morning and halfway up the hill a hare bounced out of the woods and acrooss the path in front of me. As I neared the top., the tower came into view and there in front of it was a large deer , which froze momentarily and looked at me before loping off into the undergrowth. It was a magical experience that I’ve never forgotten.
I’m pleased to see how good the stonework on the tower looks – I wonder if it’s had some restoration work done on it?