Survey Data
Reg No
21905615
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Previous Name
Clonodfoy
Original Use
Folly
In Use As
Folly
Date
1780 - 1800
Coordinates
167041, 120038
Date Recorded
19/10/2007
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding folly, built c. 1790, comprising three-stage pair of sham ruinous circular towers with connecting curtain wall. Rubble limestone walls. Loop windows to towers with pointed arch opening to curtain wall. Lancet openings to towers.
Appraisal
This folly, known as "Oliver's Folly" and occupying an elevated site known as "Castle Hill", catches the eye from the principal reception rooms of Castle Oliver and from various pathways and points in the densely wooded estate. It adopts the guise of a ruined castle, its turrets dramatic in silhouette, and its central pointed opening was designed to frame panoramic vistas overlooking rolling grounds by those who made the ascent.