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View of Brightling – Mad Jack Fuller's Tower loop from Brightling

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View of Brightling – Mad Jack Fuller's Tower loop from Brightling

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View of Brightling – Mad Jack Fuller's Tower loop from Brightling

02:12

8.01km

130m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

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High Weald National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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778 m

Birchen Wood

Forest

1.08 km

Holman's Wood

Forest

2.82 km

Dragons' Teeth WWII Tank Barriers

Highlight • Historical Site

4.42 km

View of Brightling

Highlight • Viewpoint

4.61 km

Mad Jack Fuller's Pyramid Mausoleum

Highlight • Monument

In addition to the grave pyramid for John Fuller, whose nickname was "MAD JACK", which is located here in the cemetery, there are a number of buildings to be discovered in the area, which are sometimes referred to as "Fully's Follies". For example:

=> a round temple

(see komoot.de/highlight/1497509) and

=> a tower called “Sugar Loaf”.

(see komoot.de/highlight/1497508)

Translated by Google •

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4.63 km

St Thomas à Becket Church and Fuller Family Pyramid, Brightling

Highlight • Historical Site

The oldest sections of the church date from the 13th century, but the upper sections of the embattled tower are 14th century.

Evidence of the John Fullers generosity is everywhere: in the barred organ he installed, the memonals he commissioned to Dr Prmrose Bair and William Shield, and the peal of eight bells that Mad Jack had cast to commemorate Wellington's battle victories hanging in the church tower. The nine bassoons he is alleged to have donated to the church choir nave have now disappeared.

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5.46 km

Mad Jack Fuller's Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

This 35ft high circular stone tower is now obscured by trees. The onginal wooden staircase and platform were lost in a fire and have now been replaced with an iron staircase. There have been many guesses as to why John Fuller built this tower here but none have confirmed.

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8.01 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.06 km

1.95 km

Surfaces

3.84 km

1.95 km

1.03 km

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Thursday 16 July

26°C

14°C

18 %

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View of Brightling – Mad Jack Fuller's Tower loop from Brightling

Dragons' Teeth WWII Tank Barriers

View of Brightling

Mad Jack Fuller's Pyramid Mausoleum

St Thomas à Becket Church and Fuller Family Pyramid, Brightling

Mad Jack Fuller's Tower

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