The East Curtain Wall with Turrets, Compton Castle

The East Curtain Wall with Turrets at Compton Castle is a 17th-century structure made of Ham stone that is cut and squared, featuring ashlar dressings. The wall is roughly semicircular in shape, enclosing the eastern side of the house. At the eastern end, aligned with the main entrance of the house, there are two circular turrets that act as gate piers for the approach. To the south of the house, two additional turrets formerly marked the entrance to the drive that led between the rear of the house and the wider park; they now serve as the entrance to the southern formal garden. There are four more turrets, two on each side of the central piers, spaced at intervals.

The slender turrets resemble those at the corners of the house, featuring castellated parapets. Some turrets have pointed openings to the west, with arrow loops above, and others have niches. Most turrets are circular, with one square turret located to the south and another to the north. The wrought-iron gates between the eastern piers are believed to be a later addition. Between the two southern piers, there is a wall added around 1911 that includes a central doorway designed as a Tudor arch with three orders and hollow spandrels beneath a hoodmould, topped with a stone coping. Arrow loops are positioned on either side of the doorway.

The wall functions as a retaining wall for the raised ground it encloses, reaching an average height of 3 meters on the eastern face. Simple steps are integrated into the walls at various points, along with more recent steps against the eastern face.