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Yorkshire has many wonderful follies not yet documented on this site, as an inspection of the Yorkshire map shows. As Follytowers is located in the South of England, obtaining photographs of the Yorkshire follies is somewhat difficult. All of the following appear from kind contributions made to this site.. Any additional photographs will be very greatly received! See contact page..

Carl Curtis May 2007.

Folly Map of Yorkshire       .....

Yorkshire is dominated by the Wentworths.        The rivalry that existed is told here.

             

Wentworth Castle Follies                  
(Earls of Strafford)

Wentworth Woodhouse Follies          
(Lord Rockingham)

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Allerton Park    .......................Co-ords 440860 458410           


Apperley Bridge    .................Co-ords 420000 438000            


Azerley Tower    .....................Co-ords 426650 474200           


Bear Pit    ............................................................       

Boot's Folly    .........................Co-ords 423040 389905     

Boston Castle    ......................Co-ords 443000 391520     

Bramhope Monument  .............Co-ords 420150 445350          


Dodworth's Obelisk    ...............Co-ords 431750 405000     

Flamborough Lighthouse  ..........Co-ords 525005 470805     

Hoober Stand    .......................Co-ords 440750 398530     


Hoyland Lowe Stand ................Co-ords 436380 400790     


Jubilee Tower (Huddersfield)  ...Co-ords 415400 414000     


Jubilee Tower (Keightly)  ...........Co-ords 403900 444020       


Keppel's Column  .....................Co-ords 438940 394730     


Locke Park    ............................Co-ords 434250 405090     
Lund's Tower & Wainman's Obelisk Co-ords 399300 443100

Needles Eye    .........................Co-ords 439610 398810     


Ripon Obelisk      .....................Co-ords 431220 471270          


Rockingham..............................Co-ords 441350 397030     


Rockly Engine House.................Co-ords 433740 402105     


Steeple Lodge    ......................Co-ords 431892 403585     


Stoodley Pike    ......................Co-ords 397310 424210         

Swinton Druids Temple ..........Co-ords 417500 478700


Wainhouse' Tower  ..................Co-ords 407845 424000     

Yorke's Folly...............................Co-ords 415800 463600

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