A Brief History of the Goat Tower | Tales From the Bottle
You may have seen a photo of the goat tower before, but what really is it, how did it come to exist, and which came first; the goats or the tower?
“The first goat tower was built in Portugal in the 19th century and modeled on a garden folly. Known as Torre das Cabras (Tower of the Goats), it was built by Fernando Guedes da Silva da Fonseca (1871–1946) at Aveleda, near Penafiel, one of the oldest wineries in the Vinho Verde region of Portugal. The tower is three stories with stone walls and a rightward (climbing counter-clockwise) spiral wooden ramp and is one of several follies on the winery’s estate for which their Follies label is named. Each of the follies, which in addition to the Torre das Cabras include the Manuelino-style Window, the Tea House, the Four Sisters Fountain, and the Guard House, is represented on one of the winery’s labels.
According to Francisco Guedes Almeida, a member of the 13th generation of the Guedes family to own the winery, the goat tower and the estate’s other follies are “artistic daydreams with no functional explanation” built by various of his ancestors, one of whom “thought the goats did not belong to the plains … so they built the goat tower, so they could have a mountain.” The tower symbolizes fertility and abundance.
According to Almeida, he was travelling in South Africa and stumbled across another goat tower and called an uncle to tell him about it. His uncle told him, “You’re in Fairview,” and related a story of a 1960s visit from a winemaker from South Africa’s Fairview Winery who had seen the Aveleda goat tower, was inspired by it, and wrote to the Guedes family to ask permission to build one.”
More on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goat_tower
Join membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/join
Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrA
Merch: https://qxir.creator-spring.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/qxir
Twitter: https://twitter.com/QxirYT
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091768766293
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qxiryt/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@qxiryt
Discord: https://discord.gg/jZzvvwJ
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/qxiryt/
Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Qxir/
@Qxir
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Join membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/join
Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrA
Merch: https://qxir.creator-spring.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/qxir
Twitter: https://twitter.com/QxirYT
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091768766293
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qxiryt/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@qxiryt
Discord: https://discord.gg/jZzvvwJ
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/qxiryt/
Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Qxir/
@PurpleAmharicCoffee
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
You're not quite correct there. My cat Charlie adores his cat tower and thinks it's his own purrsonal throne.
@assaraan9407
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
my famely dose have goats but i dont think we hve the meens to build a goat tower not right now tlest we lso have mountains so i see no use for a relativly smaller tower wen the goats can just climb the mountain
@themushroom_dude
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
ngl shout to you for trying to pronounce the non-english words in a proper manner. the pronounciation isnt perfect but an effort can be seen to not butcher the words completely
@scooterdescooter4018
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
"but why?"
"goat funny lol"
@Titanium_T-rex
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
i dont own goats but i do have 2 bunnys who like climbing so prehaps ill invent the bunny tower
@renzepro7731
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
I dont have the means or the money…. Yet.
@dawg_in_a_suit
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
We have learned that you do not need goats to build a goat tower. First you build it, then the goats, then the profit.
@TylerGamer765
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
I’m literally getting goats for my farm. I WILL make a goat tower.
@jacktribble5253
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Goats like to climb. It's in their blood.
@Pete-x9z
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
There’re some very weird and peculiar people here on earth. No wonder so many UFOs visit us, and quickly leave.
@LincolnBiao
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Half way through the video I started mentally building my own goat tower. Unfortunately I don’t have a big enough yard
@Leatherargento
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Now I want one!
@liljellyfish217
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
I'd love to have a goat tower! Maybe I can afford a miniature model… 🥲
@Vargr1105
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Good Lord man! Your Portuguese pronunciation is horrible! 😮 we're talking 'up to 11' levels of horrid here. Grab a Portuguese fan for pronunciation, use AI TTS for guidance, anything! I beg of you! 😢
@simplyaregularguy131
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
I'd probably try getting several built in close proximity, Goat city!
@anattemptwasmade
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
At the Winnipeg zoo, the goats have a structure that lets them walk over the walking path of zoo-goers
@bolsa8037
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
I saw a goat tower in Sinkuun
@Cap10-Ahab
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
The tower is near 30 miles from Decatur, and referencing the cartoon with the sign to Chicago, I'd rather be there than Decatur
@Dat-Mudkip
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
3:30
That Chicago sign got a good laugh out of me
@lavabite2245
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
THE TOWER FROM GOAT SIMULATOR WAS REAL ALL ALONG???
@libertarianpenguin3303
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Along with the tower at Silky O'Sullivan's in Memphis. They have a 1 gallon drink called the Diver! A good time will be had by all! Lol
@OnlyEntropy
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
I MUST HAVE ONE! 😁
@jtmcgee
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Chicago should be highly recommended. As long as its summer. The winters here must be some cosmic torture.
@1dK628
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Kenshi looks different today
@Spudcore
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
New life goal.
@thomasmills3934
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Illinois is about twice the size of the entire country of ireland. And i live here. Where in illinois is the tower of BAA? I must know.
@isnpierce4877
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
4:40 'if you build it, they will come'
@togii2619
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
my beloved goat simulator…
@thunderkus290
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
I heart goat?
@teddybearkiller5271
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
So THAT'S what that thing was in Goat simulator!!!!!!!!
@perfectsyn
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Why did they make a tower for EDP?
@zeggyiv
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Vertical farming, need less land for the goats.
@louis-philippesavard742
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
You got my like at 4:01 🤣
@TitusSmith-k6w
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
There is a tourist attraction in northeast Georgia that is focused entirely on goats climbing manmade buildings. Its called goats on the roof
@truthisnotalwaysfact
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Who in their right mind would NOT want a goat tower?
@smashingpumpkin1986
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
This is my favourite channel, but I've had to downvote because of those terrible pronunciations. It takes no effort to Google the correct way of saying words.
@DroneBrisbane
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
I would not build a goat tower, but I’m just built different.
@DroneBrisbane
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
1:36 where??
@blackened135
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
i stumbled on this thanks to the algo. From this point onward, my life is dedicated to building the most magnificent goat tower. One on a mountain so the goats are closer to God.
@kardak123
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
The Fairview Wine Estate in South Africa sells wines named "Goats do Roam" which is a play on words relating to the French "Cote du Rhone" wines
@adsyoffinch
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
You’re damn right, if I had the money and land I would 100% build a goat tower 😂
@LegoClippy
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
New life goal unlocked!
@dingodog5677
June 19, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Happy goats is not a pointless endeavour.