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Clwydian Hills, North Wales : ruins of the 'Jubilee Tower' folly crown the summit of Moel Fammau (1,817 ft) , the highest point in the Clwydians. It was built in 1810 to commemorate the Jubilee of George lll. The Offa's Dyke National Trail passes right by. ref: 04.2/4/11(01)

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moel, cairn, heather, clwydians; clwyd, denbighshire, fammau, rocks, sky, clouds, hills, grass. photo ref.57.5:

stone cairns & heather with the summit of Moel Fammau in the distance.

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SOUTH PENNINES, Rivington Moor : the peculiar DOVECOTE FOLLY above the terraced gardens of Lever Park stands on the lip of the open moor high above Bolton. ref: 01.4/1/7(35)

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Greensand Hills, Surrey : LEITH HILL - Richard Hill built this 64 foot TOWER on the 965 foot summit of the hill in 1766 - and is buried within. The view from the top extends from London to the English Channel. ref: 01.6/12/12(7)

18th century; antiquity; burial place; Dorking; downs; England; folly; grave; Greensand Hills; hill top; imposing; landmark; landscape format; Leith Hill; North Downs; portrait format; Richard Hill; rural; Surrey; tomb; tower; viewpoint

Greensand Hills, Surrey ; Leith Hill (965 ft) is crowned by this 64 foot Tower, built in 1766 by Richard Hill who is buried within. ref: 1011974

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WORCESTERSHIRE, COTSWOLDS : BROADWAY TOWER stands on the lip of the Cotswold escarpment at 1,048 feet overlooking the wide Vale of Evesham. It was built in Gothic revival style by the Earl of Coventry in 1798 as a prospect-tower for his wife - this is the south-facing entrance doorway. Bredon Hill and the distant Malvern Hills are visible in the distance towards the left.

Clwydian Range, Moel Y Parc, Hills, Farm Buildings, West Side, Fields, Trees, Sheep, woods. Llangwyfan village, Leisure, Tourism, Countryside.

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Blackdown Hills, Somerset : the WELLINGTON OBELISK, built in 1817-18 to commemorate the Iron Duke, stands on the crest of the Blackdown Hills overlooking the Vale of Taunton Deane and the little town of Wellington itself. ref: 1035489

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WORCESTERSHIRE - BROADWAY TOWER stands high on the Cotswold Edge at 1,048 feet overlooking the Vale of Evesham. It was built by the Earl of Coventry in 1798 as a prospect tower for his wife. View southwards with Bredon Hill and the Malverns at right centre and Cleeve Hill and the Cotswold Escarpment at left centre.

Clwydian, Range, Moel Y Parc, Hills, West side, Farms, Fields, trees, hedges, woods, Sheep, Countryside, Leisure, Tourism, Wales

Clwydian Range, Moel Y Park, Hills, West side, Farms, Fields, Hedges, Llangwyfan, Countryside, Leisure, Tourism

17th century; antiquity; architecture; bizarre; brickwork; building; folly; gazebo; heritage; hill top; historic; lonely; overgrown; peaceful; portrait format; quaint; rural; tower; weather vane; Wiltshire; Pepperbox; Eyre's Folly; Gyles Eyre; West Grimstead; Salisbury

WILTSHIRE : the PEPPERBOX (or Eyre's Folly) was built by local landowner Gyles Eyre about 1650. The hexagonal brick building stands at 525 ft altitude on Pepperbox Hill above West Grimstead to the S.E. of Salisbury. ref: Dscn2007

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PAXTON's TOWER is a neo-gothic folly built in 1811 by Sir William Paxton in honour of Admiral Lord Nelson - it stands on a hilltop near Llanarthney in Carmarthenshire. Western elevation. ref: 07.5/1/10

Clwydian, Range, Hills, Moel Eithinon, Moel Gyw, West Side, Fields, Hedges, Countryside, Leisure, Tourism

heather, stone, wall, moel; clwyd, clwydians, hills; denbighshire. photo ref.57.5:

heather & wall.Moel Arthur,Clwydian Range,North Wales.

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SOUTH PENNINES, Rivington Moor : the strange gritstone tower at an altitude of 1,198 feet on RIVINGTON PIKE, high above Bolton, was built in 1733 as a shooting lodge on the site of an ancient beacon. ref: 1000308

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OBAN, West Highlands : McCaig's Folly or 'Tower' overlooks the port of Oban with a fine view out towards the hills of Mull. It was built by the banker, John Stuart McCaig, to provide work for the local unemployed. ref: 07.5/1/2

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Moel Famau Jubilee Tower 200 year anniversary Celebration on the 25th October 2010 at night time up on the summit of Moel Famau in the Clwydian Range, North Wales.

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Bremhill, Wiltshire : The Maud Heath Column stands on the crest of Wick Hill near Bremhill overlooking the vale and her Causeway into Chippenham. On its summit sits Maud Heath, the medieval market woman who in 1474 commissioned a Causeway across the marshes into town. The column was erected in 1838 by the Marquess of Lansdowne and the Rev Bowles, Vicar of Bremhill. ref: 21411

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Wiltshire - Bremhill near Chippenham : MAUD HEATH's Column stands on the brow of Wick Hill, looking down over the vale towards her causeway into Chippenham. Maud, the market woman who in 1474 commissioned the causeway to be built across the marshes into Chippenham, sits on top of the column complete with her shopping basket. The column was erected in 1838 by the Marquess of Lansdowne and the Rev. Bowles, vicar of Bremhill. ref: 21410

Clwydian, Range, Llangynhafal, Moel Llyn Y Coed, Moel Famau, Hills, Fields, hedges, Trees, Countryside, Leisure, Tourism

Clwydian Range, of hills, Moel Famau, Foel Fenlli, Green Fields, Hedges, Wood, Farm, Landscape, Tourism, Leisure

19th century; antiquity; architecture; bizarre; building; estate; fantasy; folly; gazebo; gothic; heritage; hiker; National Park; portrait format; quaint; rural; tower; Victorian; walker; Derbyshire; Peak District; Illam Hall; Manifold Dale; gentlemen's; toilet; washroom

DERBYSHIRE - the White Peak : at ILLAM HALL, a National Trust property in Manifold Dale, the Gentleman's toilet is situated in this bizarre folly tower. ref: 07.3/19/7

19th century; antiquity; architecture; bizarre; building; classical; England; estate; fantasy; folly; Greek; heritage; hill top; historic; lonely; memorial; Parthenon; Romantic; rural; temple; Durham; Lord Durham; Penshaw Monument; Washington; Weardale

Co.DURHAM - WASHINGTON : the PENSHAW MONUMENT, built in 1844, commemorates Lord Durham, sometime Govenor General of Canada. A classical, Parthenon-style folly, it overlooks the deep valley of the River Wear and the town of Washington beyond. S.E.aspect. ref: 01.4/9/1(01)

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DORSET - Hikers traverse the ramparts of HAMBLEDON HILL (630 ft) which encircle the massive pre-Roman hill-fort. Jutting out into the Blackmore Vale from the western escarpment of Cranborne Chase, it was the site of the last stand of the Dorset Clubman during the Civil War. ref : 1038250.031

18th century; antiquity; architecture; Bath; battlements; bizarre; building; castle; city; deception; England; fake; fantasy; folly; Gothic; hill top; imposing; landmark; portal; Ralph Allen; romantic; sham; viewpoint; Wessex; Sham Castle; skyline

BATH : hilltop SHAM CASTLE overlooking the city was commissioned in the mid 1700s by the entrepreneur Ralph Allen to improve the view from his home on North Parade. ref: 07.6/1/15(01)

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BATH : SHAM CASTLE was built on a hilltop overlooking the city in the mid-1700s by the entrepreneur Ralph Allen to improve the view from his home on North Parade. ref: 07.6/1/16(01)

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BATH - the city is seen through the arched gateway of SHAM CASTLE, the folly built on a hilltop overlooking the city by the entrepreneur Ralph Allen in the mid-1700s to improve the view from his house on North Parade. ref: 07.6/1/18(01)

Oban; Argyll; Scotland; McCaigs; tower; monument; folly; arches; circle; Battery Hill; hill top; prominant; sea wall; town; Bonawe granite; NM 855 292

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Clwydian, Range, Waen Aberwheeler village, North Side, Moel Y Parc, Hill, The Grove Hall, Farm, Gorse, Fields, Hedges, Trees, Buildings, Wales

Follies Architecture folly tower, Kinfauns Hill, Perth, Scotland, UK, observatory, Lord Grey, 1818

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Lord Berners Folly; Faringdon; Faringdon Folly; Folly Hill; Gothic; Mock Battlements; Newest Folly; Last Major Folly Built; Oxfordshire; England; Tower, 100ft Tower; buildings; Tall; look out; Scaffolding; work; pulley; rope; building site; porta loo; woodland; looking down; stair case; inside tower; work lights; wooden stairs;

18th century; antiquity; architecture; bizarre; building; Cambridgeshire; Capability Brown; castle; Earl of Hardwicke; England; estate; fake; fantasy; folly; fortress; imposing; medieval; melancholy; portrait format; romantic; ruin; Sanderson Miller; sham; tower; Wimpole; Gothic

WIMPOLE, Cambridgeshire : This is the Tower of Wimpole's Folly, an extensive sham medieval castle designed by Sanderson Miller for the Earl of Hardwicke in 1751 but actually built by Capability Brown in 1769. ref: 07.3/14/24

18th century; antiquity; architecture; astronomy; bizarre; building; Cranborne Chase; Dorset; England; fantasy; folly; Horton; Horton Folly; Humphrey Sturt; imposing; landmark; landscape format; lonely; observatory; remote; ruin; rural; Sturt's Folly; telecommunications; tower; track

DORSET - Cranborne Chase : Horton Tower folly - otherwise known as Sturt's Folly - stands 140 feet high and was once considered to be the tallest non-religious building in the country. Built in 1750 by the local MP, architect and local Squire, Humphrey Sturt, who may have used it as an astronomical observatory. Now a ruin though it contains modern telecommunications aerials. N.W. aspect. ref: 01.6/2/17(2)

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Whitford folly,located on hil top over looking Whitford and Lloc, North Wales.

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Whitford folly,restored in victorian times from remains ofan old roman watch tower.

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Park Hill water tower, Croydon

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Park Hill water tower, Croydon

Clwydian Range, Moel Y Parc Hills, West Side, Radio Mast, Field, covered in Dandelions, Grove Hall Farm, Countryside, Wales, Leisure, Tourism

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PEMBROKESHIRE COAST National Park: view westwards from above Traeth Llyfn towards the folly of Abereiddi Tower and beyond to Penberry Hill and Carn Llidi. ref: 1027783.031

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HORTON TOWER, Cranborne Chase, otherwise known as Sturt's Folly, stands 140 feet high and was once considered to be the tallest non-religious building in the country. Built in 1750 by the local MP, architect and Lord of the Manor, Humphrey Sturt, who may have used it as an astronomical observatory. Now a ruin though it contains modern telecommunications aerials. North Eastern aspect. ref: 01.6/2/23(2)

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COTSWOLDS, WORCESTERSHIRE : BROADWAY TOWER stands on the summit of Broadway Hill (1,048 ft) overlooking the Vale of Evesham. It was built as a prospect tower in Gothic Revival style by the Earl of Coventry in 1798, View westwards.

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Dorset DOWNS - EGGARDON HILL (c.820 ft) : hikers traverse the ramparts of the iron-age hill-fort which crowns the hilltop - a late summer evening view to the S.W.

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Hull's Tower, Leith Hill, at Coldharbour, near Dorking, Surrey, stands at the highest point in south-east England at 965 feet (294 metres), with the original tower standing a further 60 feet. Richard Hull built the original tower in 1765, and was buried beneath the tower in 1772. The turreted structure was built around a hundred years later. Now owned by the National Trust, the Gothic tower is seen here in an uncredited photo from a 1947 book.

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BROADWAY TOWER stands at 1,048 feet on the Cotswold Edge overlooking the Vale of Evesham. Built in 1798 by the Earl of Coventry in Gothic Revival style as a prospect tower on the crest of Broadway Hill.

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Worcestershire, COTSWOLDS : BROADWAY TOWER stands at 1,048 feet altitude on the very Cotswold Edge overlooking the Vale of Evesham. Built in Gothic Revival style in 1798 by the Earl of Coventry as a prospect-tower for his wife.

Clwydian Range, Hills, Llangwyfan, Trees, greenery, West side, Leisure, Tourism

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STAFFORDSHIRE - a hiker approaches MOW COP, a folly tower built in 1754 on an 1,100 foot hill astride the Cheshire border near Biddulph. It commands wide views over the Cheshire Plain towards the Welsh hills. ref ; 1008062 (01.5/12/11)

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Early postcard, Leith Hill Surrey, Beauty Spot, Surrey Hills, Highest point southern England, Folly tower 1912 LOREOFTHE

Follies Architecture 1920s, Architecture, Chinthurst Hill Tower, England, Folly, P1999, Surrey, Wonersh

Cabot Tower, Brandon Hill, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Avon, folly, tower, hill, monument, John Cabot, Matthew, memorial, William Venn Gough, Newfoundland, Bristol Harbour, Park Street, Signal Hill, St Johns, Morse Code, beacon, CCCC, IPSV2678, IPSV1166, IPSV0576, IPSV2262, IPSV2647,

Cabot Tower, Brandon Hill, Bristol, Gloucestershire (now Avon). Seen in an unused, undated, postcard. Best guess on date, 1930s.

Hull's Tower, Leith Hill, Surrey, tall, Gothic, tower, folly, historic, monument, building structure, castellated, fortified, trees, Dorking, Coldharbour, IPSV2678, IPSV5265, IPSV0015, IPSV0937

Hull's Tower, Leith Hill, at Coldharbour, near Dorking, Surrey, stands at the highest point in south-east England at 965 feet (294 metres), with the original tower standing a further 60 feet. Richard Hull built the original tower in 1765, and was buried beneath the tower in 1772. The turreted structure was built around a hundred years later. Now owned by the National Trust, the Gothic tower is seen here in an uncredited photo on a 1938 postcard.

Blue Sky Ruined Stone Building Hill Top Location

Hill Top Folly, South East Cheshire/Staffordshire Border, Ruined Building

Clwydian, Range, Waen Aberwheeler, Village, Moel Y Parc, hills, Radio Mast, West side, The Grove Hall Farm, Dandelion Covered Field, Leisure, Tourism. Wales.

Appuldurcombe Park; distance; England; estate; folly; hiker; historic; Isle of Wight; landscape format; memorial; park; rural; walker; Worsley Obelisk; Wroxall; 18th century; Sir Robert Worsley; ruin; truncated; hill top; summit; Appuldurcombe Down; hiker; Howell

ISLE of WIGHT : Ian Howell at the WORSLEY OBELISK that crowns the northern crest of APPULDURCOMBE DOWN ( 673 ft ) above Wroxall village. The granite obelisk was erected in 1774 in memory of local squire Sir Robert Worsley who died in 1747. ref: 13255

Clwydian Range, Wales, Gelifor, Village, Moel Dywyll, hill, Countryside, Hedges, fields, trees. Leisure, Tourism.

Clwydian Range, Gelifor, Village, Moel Dywyll, hill, Fields, Hedges, Trees, Countryside, Leisure, Tourism

Alfred, tower, folly, building, Architecture, Georgian, Wessex, memorial, hill-top, Stourhead, Stourton, Henry-Hoare, battle-site, historical, victory, King-Alfred, Somerset, Wiltshire, summer, dramatic, tall, narrow,

KING ALFRED'S TOWER stands on the Wiltshire / Somerset border above Stourton. 150 feet high, it was bulit in 1772 by Henry Hoare of nearby Stourhead to mark the presumed site of King Alfred's victory over the Danes. Western aspect.

18th century; antiquity; Arch; architecture; Bath; building; castle; crenellated; England; fantasy; folly; gate; gateway; Gothic; hill top; landscape format; Romantic; ruin; stone; Bath; Ralph Allen; Sham Castle; wall

BATH : SHAM CASTLE folly on the crest of Bathampton Down, a mere wall, was commissioned by entreprenur Ralph Allen to improve the view from his home on North Parade in the mid 18th century. ref: 07.6/1/17(01)

Tower; folly; stone; view; viewpoint; Edinburgh; hill; Corstorphine; wood; tree; autumn; season

Autumn on Corstorpine Hill amongst the trees, with the Tower looming upwards amongst the trees

Tower; folly; stone; view; viewpoint; Edinburgh; hill; Corstorphine; wood; tree; autumn; season

Autumn on Corstorpine Hill amongst the trees, with the Tower looming upwards amongst the trees

UK, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Wales, South Wales, Carmarthenshire, Paxton's Tower, William Paxton, Tower, Hilltop, Hill Top, Folly, Llanarthne, Tywi Valley, Viewpoint, National Trust, Welsh Folly, IPSV2678,

Follies Architecture Folly tower Surrey hill

Hill Top Folly Ruined Castle Grassy Hilltop Blue Sky Vertical

Mow Cop Folly, South East Cheshire/Staffordshire Border area Located on Grassy Hilltop.

Clwydian, Range, Waen Aberwheeler, Village, West Side, Moel Y Parc, Hill and Radio Mast, Outbuildings, The Grove Hall, Farm, Wales, Leisure, Tourism

Follies Architecture folly, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd, Vale of Clwyd, Wales, John Taylor, Chapman Taylor, 1977

battle field, Blackmoor Vale, Cranborne Chase, distance, Dorset, downland; elderly; exercise; figures; fitness; geographical; group, Hambledon, HEALTH66; hiker; hill, hill top; hillside; landform; landscape format; people; ramblers, rural; senior citizens; stamina; steep; trekker; vale, walker; walkers; Wessex, wide view

CRANBORNE CHASE : hikers pause on the crest of Hambledon Hill above the Blackmoor Vale. Dorset ref : 1038258.021

18th century; architecture; building; castle; crenellated; England; folly; fortress; Gothic; hill top; historic; landscape format; Romantic; rural; stone; tower; Castle Inn; Pub; Edgehill; battlefield ; King Charles; Sanderson Miller; Warwickshire, Civil War

WARWICKSHIRE - EDGEHILL : the Castle folly - now the CASTLE INN - stands on the crest of EDGEHILL on the site of the battlefield HQ of King Charles lst. The twin Gothick towers of the original folly by Sanderson Miller date to 1746-7. ref: 1026452

Building, England, Tower, 1838, Callow Hill, Flounder's Folly, Shropshire, 1977

Alfred, tower, folly, building, Architecture, Georgian, Wessex, Wiltshire, Somerset, memorial, hill-top, Stourhead, Stourton, Henry-Hoare, battle-site, victory, Danes, King-Alfred, summer, dramatic, colourful

SOMERSET : KING ALFRED'S TOWER, a 160 foot triangular folly standing on the Wiltshire border above Stourton, was built in 1772 by Henry Hoare of Stourhead on the presumed site where " in 870 King Alfred raised his standard against the Danish invaders "

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BATH : Beckford's Tower ( Henry Goodridge 1827 ) stands on the crest of Lansdown Hill overlooking the city. In the foreground is the massive tomb of William Beckford himself (died 1844) ref: 01.6/34/1(01)

Leith Hill Tower 2004 BEEBFO Architecture Folly tower surrey. The view today is much restricted due to tree cover increased

Hopetoun Monument; Garleton Monument; Byres Hill; Garleton Hills; East Lothian; The Lothians; Scotland; Scottish; Great Britain; GB; British Isles; United Kingdom; UK; Europe; Earl; John Hope; folly; follies; tower; sunny; blue sky; yellow; gorse; P1130732

The Hopetoun Monument on Byres Hill in the Garleton Hills, East Lothian, Scotland was built in 1824 in memory of John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun. It is 95 feet (29 m) high.

Follies Architecture folly, Whalley, Lancashire, England, 1780, C18, Clerk Hill Hall, Mr Waller

castle hill Huddersfield jubilee tower monochrome black white stark ghost haunted horror

moel, Arthur, llys, clwydians; hillfort, iron age, denbighshire, north wales, heather, landscape, photo ref.57.5:

Moel Arthur from Moel llys-y-coed.Clwydian hills, North Wales.

ancient; antiquity; camp; Carn Ingli; coast; craggy; family; figures; geographical; hiker; hill; hill fort; imposing; Irish Sea; Iron Age; landform; landmark; landscape format; National Park; Newport; Pembrokeshire; People; Preseli; rock feature, ; South Wales; steep; stone; summer; Wales; walkers; wide view, Preseli,

PEMBROKESHIRE National Park, PRESELI HILLS : a family party of hikers admires the view from the summit of Carn Ingli, (1,132 ft) - a craggy summit crowned by an Iron Age hill fort high above the little town of Newport. ref: 18935

Leith Hill Tower path up to tower in 1920s (more vegetation) BEEBFO Folly tower Architecture Surrey

folly; Brownlow's Breeches; Belton; hill top; arch; SK 949 388;

View of top of Leith Hill Tower in 1930s early black white photo BEEBFO Folly tower Architecture Surrey