Description

Early 19th century. 2-stage, square-plan, roofless folly. Crenellated tower with full-height circular corner turret to N. Rubble with ashlar dressings. String courses.

Variety of narrow arrowslit openings to each stage; round-headed bipartite opening near top of 1st stage and further bipartite opening to 2nd stage at SE; higher round turret to outer right angle at NE; timber door with fanlight below square openings to SW; single storey range projecting to NW.

Statement of Interest

Formerly part of the Raith Estate, this is the third folly built at a time when landowners were generally upgrading farmhouses and steadings for the benefit of tenants. The other Raith Estate follies are Balwearie Tower and Lambswell, both listed separately.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17808250

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Recommended Books

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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair