Burton Pynsent Monument at Ngr St 3768 2517 is a Grade I listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1959. A C18 Prospect tower.

Burton Pynsent Monument at Ngr St 3768 2517

WRENN ID
silver-rood-tarn
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 April 1959
Type
Prospect tower
Address
Burton Pynsent Monument at Ngr St 3768 2517, Curry Rivel
OS grid reference
ST 376 251
Coordinates
51.02241, -2.88997
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Burton Pynsent Monument is a prospect tower or eyecatcher, designed in 1757 by the architect Lancelot 'Capability' Brown for William Pitt as a memorial to Sir William Pynsent. It features a core made of coursed and squared lias rubble, with an outer skin of Portland stone. The monument is built in a classical style and stands approximately 42 meters high. It has a square plinth with a set-off at the base and a door opening situated on a base of steps. The structure includes a cornice and a Roman-Doric column that supports an internal spiral staircase. At the top, there is a cupola with a large urn finial, semi-circular bead openings, and a domed roof. The railings around the base were removed during the Second World War.

Local climate

Burton Pynsent Monument at Ngr St 3768 2517 receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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