Sham Castle, Castle Hill Estate (2)
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Sham Castle, Castle Hill Estate (2)
Image: © Chris Taken: 22 Jul 2020
See: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000120 ...The early C18 Sham Castle (listed grade II) on the hilltop c 270m north of the house stands on a raised mound with a rubble-stone, buttressed retaining wall at the north-east extremity of the pleasure grounds. Approached from the north through a stone gothic arched gateway, the rubble-stone Sham Castle is a symmetrical structure comprising a castellated central block with corner turrets, flanked by lower walls terminating in castellated turrets. Now roofless, the Sham Castle originally contained a panelled room and furniture (Batey and Lambert 1990), and gothic windows in the south, west and east facades focus on significant vistas through the ornamental landscape...
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Image Location
Latitude
51.042534
Longitude
-3.89554