Clavell Tower

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Clavell Tower

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[[File:Clavell Tower 2.jpg|300px|thumb|upright=1.4|Clavell Tower, Dorset]]
[[File:Clavell Tower 2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Clavell Tower, Dorset]]
'''Clavell Tower''', also known as Clavell Folly or the Kimmeridge Tower, is a [[Grade II listed]]{{NHLE |num=1120474 |desc=Clavell Tower |grade=II |accessdate=22 September 2015}} [[Tuscany|Tuscan]] style tower built in 1830. It lies on the [[Jurassic Coast]], on the top of [[Hen Cliff]] just east of [[Kimmeridge Bay]] in the [[Isle of Purbeck]] in [[Dorset]], [[England]]. It is now a [[Landmark Trust]] property and in August 2006 was moved {{convert|25|m|ft}} back from the crumbling cliff edge.
'''Clavell Tower''', also known as Clavell Folly or the Kimmeridge Tower, is a [[Grade II listed]]{{NHLE |num=1120474 |desc=Clavell Tower |grade=II |accessdate=22 September 2015}} [[Tuscany|Tuscan]] style tower built in 1830. It lies on the [[Jurassic Coast]], on the top of [[Hen Cliff]] just east of [[Kimmeridge Bay]] in the [[Isle of Purbeck]] in [[Dorset]], [[England]]. It is now a [[Landmark Trust]] property and in August 2006 was moved {{convert|25|m|ft}} back from the crumbling cliff edge.


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==Relocation==
==Relocation==
[[Image:Clavell Tower re-erected february 2008.jpg|300px|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Clavell Tower in the final stages of re-erection, February 2008]]
[[Image:Clavell Tower re-erected february 2008.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Clavell Tower in the final stages of re-erection, February 2008]]
Clavell Tower is owned by The [[Landmark Trust]]. The turret above Kimmeridge Bay was threatened by shoreline erosion and was in imminent danger of toppling into the ocean below. The Landmark Trust have moved the tower {{convert|25|m|ft}} landwards, away from the crumbling cliff top.
Clavell Tower is owned by The [[Landmark Trust]]. The turret above Kimmeridge Bay was threatened by shoreline erosion and was in imminent danger of toppling into the ocean below. The Landmark Trust have moved the tower {{convert|25|m|ft}} landwards, away from the crumbling cliff top.


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