Show house once a fortress not tar far from yeovil keovil in the depths oi of agricultural somerset rises a conspicuous pointed hill which the normans called mons alons acutis or sharp mountain it seems to hold the little village and great house ot of montacute Mont acute within its shadow and it has bequeathed to them its antique and curious name the house was built by sir edward Phe lips queens sergeant under elizabeth and in the next reign speaker ol of the house ot of commons the building was going on while Shake plays were being written one date 1599 appears on the chimneypiece chimney piece ol of the small dining room |