The Folly

The Folly is a ruins in , , . The Folly is situated nearby to , as well as near .
Photo: Y.ssk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: folly in Maker-with-Rame, Cornwall, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Mount Edgcumbe Folly”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Edgcumbe House and Blockhouse at the Garden Battery.

Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a stately home in south-east and is a Grade II listed building, whilst its gardens and parkland are listed as Grade I in the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England. is situated in the parish of on the Rame Peninsula, overlooking ; its main entrance is in the village of . is situated 2,000 feet northwest of The Folly.

Fort
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a fort, which is situated 2,600 feet north of The Folly.

Park
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a grade I listed country park in , England, United Kingdom. The 885 acres country park is on the Rame Peninsula, overlooking and the . is situated 3,700 feet west of The Folly.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cremyll and Drake’s Island.

Hamlet
Photo: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small coastal village in the civil parish of , in south-east , England, United Kingdom. is on the Rame Peninsula facing . The village is about 9 miles by road or 0.5 miles by boat from .

Hamlet
Photo: Janipewter, Public domain.
Drake's Island is a 6.5-acre island approximately 500 metres from land in , the stretch of water south of the city of , Devon. The rocks which make up the island are volcanic tuff and lava, together with marine limestone of the Devonian period.

Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village between and , Rame Peninsula, , England, United Kingdom. The name means a ruin or old wall in Cornish, possibly because the church was built from the ruins of West Stonehouse in Cremyll.

The Folly

Latitude
50.35122° or 50° 21′ 4″ north
Longitude
-4.16888° or 4° 10′ 8″ west
Open location code
9C2Q9R2J+FC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 555136885
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­folly
Wiki­data ID
Q26614446
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