Lord Boston's Folly from Church Path
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Lord Boston's Folly from Church Path
Image: © Graham Horn Taken: 5 Dec 2010
The structure on the top of the hill is known as Lord Boston's Folly. It is a late 18th century sham castle built in 1793 in memory of King George III. It consists of four differently-shaped towers, although one is virtually non-existent. There are some lower more modern buildings, and the folly is on the private parkland of White Hill. Tradition says that Lord Boston built it to celebrate the King's recovery from madness, although later his affliction returned. It is grade II listed, and the listing details appear here https://ubp.buckscc.gov.uk/SingleResult.aspx?uid='MBC13704' Church Path is the name of the route from the village of Hedsor to St. Nicholas's church at Hedsor Priory. The path is now used by two modern long distance paths, the Beeches Way around Burnham Beeches, and the Shakespeare Way, from Stratford-upon-Avon to the Globe Theatre in London.
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Image Location
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51.569203
Longitude
-0.694191