Tower An interesting and unusual clock can be seen in the centre of the village. It was a gift of Mr W.W. Kettlewell, and was erected in 1897 to commemorate the 60-year reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. Squared, irregular coursed rock-faced sandstone with stone dressings, plain tile roof and wooden bargeboards. Commemoration tablet beneath circular clock face set in chamfered stone surround with the inscription: 'TIME FLIES DONT DELAY' - each word in separate spandrels. Bargeboarded gable and has the wording 'HEAVEN'S LIGHT OUR GUIDE'. Set in prominent position at street junction. A Grade II listed building. Richmont Castle The scanty ruins of Richmont Castle are about southeast of the village church. The castle was besieged in 1138 when King Stephen captured it from Sir William de Harptree, a supporter of Queen Matilda's cause in the civil war between the king and queen. The castle was also visited by King John in 1205. The castle was demolished by its owner, Sir John Newton, in the reign of Henry VIII to build a house nearby called Eastwood. Wade and Wade in their 1929 book Somerset described it; "On an inaccessible tongue of land at the far end of the gorge are the remains of Richmont Castle, one of those lawless strongholds which in the days of Stephen were a terror to the country side. In 1138 it was strongly garrisoned by its owner, William de Harptree, on behalf of the Empress Matilda, but was taken by Stephen by the ruse of a feigned repulse. Now, only a fragment of the keep overlooks the glen." By the 1540s the castle was described as ruinous. Harptree Court Grade II listed building Harptree Court was probably built in the late 18th century. It has a Greek Doric four-column portico probably added around 1820. Eastwood Manor and farm Eastwood Manor is a Grade II listed house built in 1871. The neighbouring farm includes Eastwood Manor Farm Steading which is a Grade I listed building built in 1860. Religious sites Following his death in 1568 Sir John's huge, canopied tomb stands in the Norman porch of the Church of St Laurence, which itself is a Grade II* listed building, parts of which date from the 12th century. Two stiles in the churchyard are also listed. Further information and images of this church are available from: Church Crawler Other Grade II listed buildings The Old Rectory