Thesaurus Term/Concept: FOLLY

Identifier	69013
Class	MONUMENT TYPE
Status	Preferred
Index?	Yes
Scope Note	A structure, often found in 18th century landscape gardens, that demonstrates eccentricity or excess rather than practical purpose. They can take many forms - ruins, sham castles, towers, hermits' cells or grottoes.

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Instances/Examples (20)

Context	Record
Monument Type	MDO22925 1 Wyke Castle, Westhill Road, Weymouth (Listed Building)
Monument Type	MDO22926 2 Wyke Castle, Westhill Road, Weymouth (Listed Building)
Monument Type	MDO22927 2a Wyke Castle, Westhill Road, Weymouth (Listed Building)
Monument Type	MDO9585 Archway in St Giles Park, Wimborne St Giles (Listed Building)
Monument Type	MDO17275 Charborough Tower (Listed Building)
Monument Type	MDO17524 Clare Towers (Listed Building)
Monument Type	MDO7719 Clavell Tower, Hen Cliff, Kimmeridge (Monument)
Monument Type	MDO16817 Durlston Castle, Durlston Head, Swanage (Listed Building)
Monument Type	MDO5926 Folly in the landscaped park at Kingston Lacy, Pamphill (Monument)
Monument Type	MDO6951 Folly, formerly identified as a Martello Tower, Canford Cliffs Chine, Poole (Monument)
Monument Type	MDO17542 Grange Arch, Creech Grange, Steeple (Listed Building)
Monument Type	MDO7858 Grange Arch, Steeple (Monument)
Monument Type	MDO2030 Hardy Monument, Portesham (Monument)
Monument Type	MDO16058 Horton Tower, Horton (Listed Building)
Monument Type	MWX646 Original site of Clavell Tower, Hen Cliff, Kimmeridge (Monument)
Monument Type	MDO31688 Post medieval folly, The Fort, The Lake, Coombe Keynes, Purbeck (Monument)
Monument Type	MDO32258 Ruin, Fleet House, Fleet (Building)
Monument Type	MDO9040 Ruins, Milton Abbey, Milton Abbas (Listed Building)
Monument Type	MDO17525 The Fort, on The Lake (Listed Building)
Monument Type	MDO16816 The Globe to SE of Durlston Head Castle (Listed Building)