▁now ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁at ▁least ▁once ▁a ▁month . ▁The ▁views ▁from ▁the ▁top ▁en comp ass ▁the ▁Sh ro pshire ▁Hills ▁A ON B , ▁W en lock ▁Edge , ▁the ▁Long ▁My nd , ▁both ▁C lee ▁Hills , ▁the ▁Rad nor shire ▁/ ▁Wel sh ▁hills ; ▁views ▁south ▁reach ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Mort imer ▁Forest , ▁the ▁Bre con ▁Be a cons , ▁Black ▁Mountains ▁and ▁Mal vern ▁Hills . ▁ ▁Fol kl ore ▁There ▁are ▁a ▁few ▁ap oc ry phal ▁stories , ▁now ▁sp un ▁into ▁the ▁local ▁and ▁regional ▁fol kl ore , ▁tradition ally ▁known ▁and ▁told ▁locally ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁built ▁so ▁that ▁Mr . ▁Fl ound ers ▁could ▁see ▁his ▁ships ▁coming ▁in ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Br istol ▁Channel ▁( or ▁the ▁Mer sey ) — ne ither ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁actually ▁visible ▁from ▁the ▁tower — and ▁that ▁when ▁he ▁discovered ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁do ▁so ▁because ▁of ▁high ▁ground ▁in ▁between ▁he ▁killed ▁himself ▁by ▁jump ing ▁off ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁tower , ▁or ▁convers ely ▁desc ended ▁the ▁tower ▁in ▁a ▁great ▁h uff ▁ro aring ▁" Take ▁it ▁down !" ▁meaning ▁either ▁the ▁tower ▁or ▁the ▁high ▁ground . ▁Some ▁say ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁see ▁his ▁house ▁in ▁Lud low ▁from ▁the ▁tower ▁— ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁records ▁of ▁him ▁having ▁owned ▁or ▁r ented ▁a ▁house ▁in ▁Lud low , ▁where ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁for ▁very ▁many ▁years ▁a ▁very ▁frequent ▁visitor ▁he