Duty Point Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Exmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. Tower. 1 related planning application.
Duty Point Tower
- WRENN ID
- muffled-frieze-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Exmoor National Park
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tower
- Address
- Duty Point Tower, Lynton and Lynmouth, North Devon, EX35 6JJ
- OS grid reference
- SS 695 495
- Coordinates
- 51.22996, -3.86965
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Duty Point Tower is a folly tower built in the mid-19th century, located at one of the highest points of the hill immediately north of Lee Abbey. The tower is constructed of rubble and features a flat roof that is not visible or accessible. It has two stages and is supported by diagonal buttresses on three corners, with square buttresses at the southwest corner. On the west side, there is a projecting square bay. The plain walls are topped with heavy crenellations that are carried on corbels.
To the east and north, there are three-light windows with concrete lintels, along with a small slit window at the upper level on the north side. The bay features a two-light window, while the south side has a simple doorway with a flat arched 'Saxon' head.
Inside, there is a simple square room with a concrete floor. To the left of the bay projection, there is a fireplace with a brick arched opening, and the ceiling joists are supported by stone corbels. The upper chamber is not accessible. The tower appears to have been built as a folly, and it is unclear if it ever served any 'duty', although it offers a commanding view of the Bristol Channel from its location 120 meters above sea level.
Local climate
Duty Point Tower sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,170 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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