Latitude: 51.5713 / 51°34'16"N
Longitude: -0.6946 / 0°41'40"W
OS Eastings: 490570
OS Northings: 186627
OS Grid: SU905866
Mapcode National: GBR D5Z.K6W
Mapcode Global: VHDWC.XR5V
Plus Code: 9C3XH8C4+F5
Entry Name: Lord Boston's Folly
Listing Date: 5 April 1977
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1159277
English Heritage Legacy ID: 46939
ID on this website: 101159277
Location: Hedsor, Buckinghamshire, SL8
County: Buckinghamshire
Civil Parish: Hedsor
Built-Up Area: High Wycombe
Traditional County: Buckinghamshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Buckinghamshire
Church of England Parish: Hedsor
Church of England Diocese: Oxford
Tagged with: Architectural structure
SU 98 NW
6/55
5.4.77
HEDSOR
HARVEST HILL
Lord Boston's Folly
II
Folly. Late C18. Flint with brick dressings. 4 castellated towers, one
round, one semi-circular, one hexagonal and the other square, with link
walls on S. and W. sides, the round tower free-standing. Tall free-standing
buttressed wall between round and hexagonal towers. Round tower is of
3 storeys, with battlements, blind pointed windows, and door in 2-centred
arch. Square tower is of 2 storeys and has stepped battlements with
small open roundels, pointed first floor windows, and 2-centred arches
to ground floor. Arches have raised flint dripmould. Hexagonal tower, formerly
used as gardeners house, is also of 2 storeys and has remains of similar
battlements and dripmould over lower openings. Arched windows to ground
floor, pointed windows above, some blind; doorway with pointed head in E.
side. All towers have blind brick arrow slits. Link walls have small
open roundels. Wall between square and hexagonal towers has mostly collapsed.
Listing NGR: SU9057086627
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