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 (13)

Context	Record
Monument Type	MLI96583 Burton Chateau, Gate Burton (Building)
Monument Type	MLI80554 Chapel at Culverthorpe Hall (Monument)
Monument Type	MLI51742 CROPMARK FOLLY (Monument)
Monument Type	MLI90265 Folly three metres to the west of Nos. 6, 7 and 8 Parry's Court, Sleaford (Building)
Monument Type	MLI92973 Folly, Brackenborough Hall (Building)
Monument Type	MLI95497 Gothick ruin and cascade in the Wilderness, Belton House, Belton and Manthorpe (Monument)
Monument Type	MLI23604 Post-Medieval Settlement of Spalding (Monument)
Monument Type	MLI93238 Ruined Church, north-east of Wykeham Hall, East Wykeham (Monument)
Monument Type	MLI86726 Ruins at the Priory, Eastgate, Louth (Building)
Monument Type	MLI80449 The Jungle, Eagle (Building)
Monument Type	MLI34964 The Round House, Corby Glen (Monument)
Monument Type	MLI86520 The site of a Hermitage folly in the grounds of the Rectory, Louth (Monument)
Monument Type	MLI97269 Tower at Mill Lane, Caistor (Monument)