Follies · Central Scotland
Britain's secret follies
Ten eccentric Georgian and Victorian architectural jokes.
Britain's landscaped 18th-century estates produced more follies — purpose-built architectural eccentricities — than anywhere else in Europe. The Folly Fellowship lists over 1,500 in the UK alone: pineapple-shaped pavilions, Gothic gateways, sham castles and Etruscan temples. We've picked ten you can visit (most are inside National Trust grounds or country parks).
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