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A costly but useless structure within the United Kingdom, often a tower or sham Gothic or classical ruin in a landscaped park, intended to enhance the view or picturesque effect.

Resources in This Category

• A Scottish Pineapple

  http://gillonj.tripod.com/ascottishpineapple/
  J.K. Gillon's illustrated description and discussion of the inspiration for the Dunmore Pineapple garden folly, built in 1761.

• Beckford's Tower

  http://www.bath-preservation-trust.org.uk/event/beckford-and-wyatt/
  Built in 1827 for the accomplished but eccentric William Beckford, it is now a museum. The Bath Preservation Trust provides photographs, a brief history and description, and visitor information.

• Follies, Grottoes and Garden Buildings

  http://www.heritage.co.uk/follies/ffdef.html
  Pavilions of Splendour defines a folly and provides illustrated descriptions of some examples.

• Freston Tower

  http://www.freston.net/tower/
  An illustrated introduction by Ed Broom to this six-story 16th-century building overlooking the River Orwell in Suffolk, with extracts about it from various guidebooks.

• John "Mad Jack" Fuller

  http://www.johnmadjackfuller.homestead.com/
  Biography of this eccentric Georgian squire and MP, remembered for folly building, philanthropy and patronage of the arts and sciences. Includes photographs and descriptions of his follies.

• Painswick Rococo Garden

  http://www.rococogarden.org.uk/
  Official site for this 18th-century garden dotted with follies. Photographs, description and visitor information.

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