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Herring Tower, Langness

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Isle of Man

The 186th tallest tower in the world

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Herring Tower, Langness
Herring Tower, Langness. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Herring Tower is situated on the Langness Peninsula in the south of the Isle of Man. It was built by Thomas Brine in 1811. The tower was built as a daymark and was based on the style of the tower of Peel Castle. Since 1991 Herring Tower has been protected as a registered building.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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