English: Sham-Castle Folly in park of Upcott House in the parish of Pilton, Devon. Looking north towards Upcott House, higher white stucco house in background (lower white stucco house is Pilland House, formerly part of the Upcott estate; farm to left is Beara). Folly on hilltop 51 metres high (OS map). Folly built by Lieutenant-Colonel William Harding (1792-1886) of Upcott, antiquary, geologist and army officer. Grade II listed, text as follows:
"Eyecatcher approx 600 metres south of Upcott House (formerly listed as Folly at Upcott) Eyecatcher to be seen from Upcott House q.v. Circa 1800 (sic). Sham Gothic ruin, stone rubble on rubble plinth. Large central opening with segmental brick arch with moulded imposts and remains of brick features above. Blind loop patters of two roundels to each side of central quatrefoil. Taller flanking walls resembling towers break forward slightly, each with a pair of blocked roundels above and below large blind quatrefoil. 3 brick crenellations to left, one remaining to right. Low rubble wall curves away on west side"[1]
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{{Information |Description ={{en|1=Folly in park of Upcott House in the parish of Pilton, Devon. Looking north towards Upcott House, higher white stucco house in background. Folly built by Lieutenant-Colonel William Harding (1792-1886) of Upcott, an...