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 (9)

Context	Record
Monument Type	MSO6903 19th Century circular tower at Great Ashcombe (Monument)
Monument Type	MSO11866 Bat's Castle, Croyden Hill, Luxborough (Place)
Monument Type	MSO9432 Conygar Tower, Dunster (Building)
Monument Type	MDE20953 Duty Point Tower, north of Lee Abbey (Building)
Monument Type	MSO10037 Medieval castle tower (later folly) at Dunster Castle (Building)
Monument Type	MSO7973 Post-medieval landscape gardens at Ashley Combe (Monument)
Monument Type	MSO10306 Post-medieval tower in Tower Plantation (Monument)
Monument Type	MSO9477 The Arches, Conygar Wood (Building)
Monument Type	MSO6695 Willet Tower [outside Park boundary] (Monument)