Survey Data
Reg No
21905615
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
Folly
In Use As
Folly
Date
1780 - 1800
Coordinates
167041, 120038
Date Recorded
19/10/2007
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding folly, built c. 1790, comprising three-stage pair of sham ruinous circular towers with connecting curtain wall. Rubble limestone walls. Loop windows to towers with pointed arch opening to curtain wall. Lancet openings to towers.
Appraisal
The castellated shape of this eyecatcher, with towers and curtain wall, exhibits mediaeval style influences in the design. Located on a hill near the site of the original Castle Oliver country house, this folly forms a focal point within the landscape.