What is recorded here
Dinton Folly was built in the late 18th century as a Gothic-style garden ornament by Sir Richard Colt Hoare, a noted antiquarian. It is remembered for its picturesque design and as an example of the 18th-century trend for creating romantic landscape features.
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Places near here
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Photo: Des Blenkinsopp · CC BY-SA 2.0