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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 Grange Arch on Ridgeway Hill | |
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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 / 50.6356°N 2.1249°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]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Grange Arch on the Purbeck ridgeway at www.geograph.org.uk. Accessed on 26 May 2013.
- ^ Grange Arch, Steeple at www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Accessed on 26 May 2013.
- ^ Historic England. "Grange Arch (1120456)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
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