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King Alfred's Tower, also known as The Folly of King Alfred the Great or Stourton Tower, is a folly tower. It is in the parish of Brewham in the English county of Somerset, and was built as part of the Stourhead estate and landscape. The tower stands on Kingsettle Hill and belongs to the National Trust. It is designated as a grade I listed building. Henry Hoare II planned in the 1760s the tower to commemorate the end of the Seven Years' War against France and the accession of King George III near the location of 'Egbert's stone' where it is believed that Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, rallied the Saxons in May 878 before the important Battle of Edington. It was damaged by a plane in 1944 and restored in the 1980s. The high triangular tower has a hollow centre and is climbed by means of a spiral staircase in one of the corner projections. It includes a statue of King Alfred and dedication inscription. ==Location== The tower stands near the location of 'Egbert's stone' where it is believed that Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, rallied the Saxons in May 878 before the important Battle of Edington (historically known as the battle of ''Ethandun'' 〔 pp. 176 – 177 and fn. 90 p. 323〕), where the Danish army, led by Guthrum the Old was defeated.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=King Alfred's Tower )〕 It is the start of the Leland Trail, a footpath which runs from King Alfred's Tower to Ham Hill Country Park.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.walkingpages.co.uk/trails_paths/ldplelandtrail.html )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「King Alfred's Tower」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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