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 (12)
| Context | Record |
|---|---|
| Monument Type | MSF27361 11 Lower Brook Street garden, Ipswich. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF2061 Barrow, or C18 landscaping feature ? Circa 15 feet high, 25 feet in diameter, beside road in corner of wood. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF22650 Euston Park (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF11239 Eye Castle; Kerrison's Folly (PMed) (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF13615 Helmingham Park; The Mount; Helmingham Hall (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF35041 Land adjacent to 2 Benton Street (Building) |
| Monument Type | MSF16067 Landwade Hall (site of) (PMed) (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF26843 Multi-period features, Former Tarmac Quarry, Flixton (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF29509 Pmed Plantation, Pond and Folly at Roundfolly Plantation, Lackford (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF14815 Tattingstone Wonder (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF13612 The Folly (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF12449 The Temple or Banqueting House, Euston Park (Monument) |