Barkers Folly

Barkers Folly is a locality in Wycliffe with Thorpe, County Durham, England. Barkers Folly is situated nearby to the hamlet Greta Bridge, as well as near South Thorpe.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Greta Bridge Roman fort, vicus and section of Roman road and The Morritt Arms Hotel.

Greta Bridge Roman fort, vicus and section of Roman road

Archaeological site

Photo: Sandy Gerrard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Greta Bridge Roman fort, vicus and section of Roman road is an archaeological site.

The Morritt Arms Hotel

Hotel

Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ruins of Old Church of St Mary

Ruins

Photo: Uncredited, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greta Bridge and Brignall.

Greta Bridge

Hamlet

Photo: John Sell Cotman, Public domain.

Greta Bridge is a hamlet on the River Greta in the parishes of Rokeby and Brignall in County Durham, England. The bridge is over the River Greta, just south of its confluence with the River Tees.

Brignall

Hamlet

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brignall is a village and civil parish in the south-west of County Durham, England. It is located in an elevated position adjacent to the River Greta, 1.2 miles upstream from Greta Bridge.