Find Follies In The North

An intriguing folly that is hidden high in the woodland of Green Hill on the Falkland Estate.

An octagonal Victorian folly built in 1835 for George Head Head of Rickerby Hall, possibly used as a dovecote.

A folly that sits on the headland at Elie with stunning views over the Firth of Forth.

A fantastic large folly on a hill overlooking the Moray Firth near Dingwall in Scotland.

Monument built in 1897 by local banker John Stuart McCaig

Commemorative viewing tower in the Forest of Bowland, built in 1887.

A castellated folly on the edge of Kinnoull Hill above Perth.

A magnificent pineapple-topped folly located in Dunmore Park near Falkirk.

A 50m high memorial in Williamson Park commissioned by Lord Ashton in memory of his second wife.

Observatory dating from 1765, built by local astronomer Thomas Wright.

Folly in the heart of Richmond, now a beautiful holiday let.

Magnificent folly on the outskirts of Richmond, built around 1760.

An ancient woodland containing five follies and lots of routes to wander.

An octagonal summerhouse on Down Law in Ancrum near Jedburgh built by Robert Rutherford who was a Baron of the Russian Empire.

A folly based on Stonehenge with two large stone circles, an altar, sacrificial stone and a tomb area.

A trio of curious follies located behind Sorrelsykes House near Aysgarth.

A ruin of a folly shaped like a shepherd's hut on the Alnwick moors.

Sharp's Folly is an 18th century tower in Rothbury, and is the oldest folly in Northumberland.