Grange Arch
Folly in UK, United Kingdom From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Folly in UK, United Kingdom From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grange Arch, also known as Creech Folly, is an 18th-century folly that is located near the second highest point of the Purbeck Hills, Ridgeway Hill (199 m), in Dorset. It lies within the parish of Steeple.
Grange Arch | |
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Alternative names | Creech Folly |
General information | |
Type | Folly |
Location | Ridgeway Hill, Dorset, UK |
Country | United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 50°38′08″N 2°07′30″W |
Elevation | ~198 m |
Client | Denis Bond |
The folly, which was built by a former owner of Creech Grange, Denis Bond, in 1746, is built in the form of a triple arch of ashlar stone. The central archway is surmounted by battlements and flanked by stone walls with smaller doorway arches.[1][2]
Today the arch is owned by the National Trust.[1] English Heritage have designated it a Grade II* listed building.[3]
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