Culloden Tower
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Culloden Tower was built as a parkland ornament or folly
in about 1746 on the estate of John Yorke MP, at Richmond
, North Yorkshire
. It is also known as The Cumberland Temple, in celebration of the victorious Duke of Cumberlands army over the forces of the pretender Prince Charles Edward Stuart
at the battle of Culloden
in 1745.
The tower was most probably designed by Daniel Garrett and comprises four storeys and a roof terrace linked by a small spiral staircase. The estate, comprising Yorke House, was demolished in 1823, and the remaining buildings and parklands, including the tower, became part of Temple View. Unfortunately the isolated position of the tower meant that it was used less and less, and was increasingly subject to vandalism and theft.
The tower was "rescued" in 1981 by the Landmark Trust
, who undertook a full and sympathetic restoration of the property. It is currently available as an interesting holiday let.
Folly
In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but either suggesting by its appearance some other purpose, or merely so extravagant that it transcends the normal range of garden ornaments or other class of building to which it belongs...
in about 1746 on the estate of John Yorke MP, at Richmond
Richmond, North Yorkshire
Richmond is a market town and civil parish on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England and is the administrative centre of the district of Richmondshire. It is situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and serves as the Park's main tourist centre...
, North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
. It is also known as The Cumberland Temple, in celebration of the victorious Duke of Cumberlands army over the forces of the pretender Prince Charles Edward Stuart
Charles Edward Stuart
Prince Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Sylvester Severino Maria Stuart commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie or The Young Pretender was the second Jacobite pretender to the thrones of Great Britain , and Ireland...
at the battle of Culloden
Battle of Culloden
The Battle of Culloden was the final confrontation of the 1745 Jacobite Rising. Taking place on 16 April 1746, the battle pitted the Jacobite forces of Charles Edward Stuart against an army commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, loyal to the British government...
in 1745.
The tower was most probably designed by Daniel Garrett and comprises four storeys and a roof terrace linked by a small spiral staircase. The estate, comprising Yorke House, was demolished in 1823, and the remaining buildings and parklands, including the tower, became part of Temple View. Unfortunately the isolated position of the tower meant that it was used less and less, and was increasingly subject to vandalism and theft.
The tower was "rescued" in 1981 by the Landmark Trust
Landmark Trust
The Landmark Trust is a British building conservation charity, founded in 1965 by Sir John and Lady Smith, that rescues buildings of historic interest or architectural merit and then gives them a new life by making them available for holiday rental...
, who undertook a full and sympathetic restoration of the property. It is currently available as an interesting holiday let.