Gwyn's speed folly-hunting trip around Scotland takes him to Ross & Cromarty... Sir Hector Munro's folly was built to commemorate his own heroism: a replica of the Gates of Negapatam, an Indian stronghold he had captured from the Dutch on November 12th 1781 after a four week seige. After twenty years ... Read More...
Scotland
Gwyn has been on a speed trip folly-hunting round Scotland. The itinerary was carefully scheduled and every minute was accounted for. Here's the first of two Scottish folly posts: a visit to Banffshire... This sophisticated, rigidly classical monopteros is said to have been designed by William Playfair in 1788, although it ... Read More...