Sham Castle
Sham Castle is a folly on Claverton Down overlooking the city of Bath, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. It is a screen wall with a central pointed arch flanked by two 3-storey circular turrets, which extend sideways to a 2-storey square tower at each end of the wall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Paul Brooker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: folly in Bathampton overlooking the city of Bath, Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Ralph Allen’s Sham Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roman Baths and Bath Spa Railway Station.
Roman Baths
The Roman Baths are well-preserved thermae in the city of Bath, Somerset, England. A temple was constructed on the site between 60 and 70 AD in the first few decades of Roman Britain. Roman Baths is situated 1 mile west of Sham Castle.
Bath Spa Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bath Spa railway station is the principal station serving the city of Bath in Somerset, England. It is on the Great Western Main Line, 106 miles 71 chains down the line from the zero point at London Paddington between Chippenham to the east and Oldfield Park to the west. Bath Spa Railway Station is situated 1 mile west of Sham Castle.
Bath Abbey
Church
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, commonly known as Bath Abbey, is a parish church of the Church of England and former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England. Bath Abbey is situated 1 mile west of Sham Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bathwick Hill and Bathwick.
Bathwick Hill
Locality
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bathwick Hill is a street lined with historic houses in Bath, Somerset, England, many of which are designated as listed buildings. It climbs south east from the A36 towards the University of Bath on Claverton Down, providing views over the city.
Bathwick
Suburb
Bathwick is an area and electoral ward in the city of Bath, in the Bath and North East Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, on the opposite bank of the River Avon to the historic city centre.
Abbey
Locality
Abbey was an electoral ward covering the centre of Bath, England. It was abolished as part of the boundary changes effected at the elections held on 2 May 2019.
Sham Castle
- Categories: folly, castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Bathampton, Bath and North East Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.38231° or 51° 22′ 56″ northLongitude
-2.33754° or 2° 20′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C3V9MJ6+WXOpenStreetMap ID
way 40024799OpenStreetMap feature
building=follyOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q7487351
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Italian—“Sham Castle” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “沙姆城堡”
- German: “Sham Castle”
- Italian: “Castel Sham”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sham Castle”. Photo: Paul Brooker, CC BY-SA 2.0.