Grange Arch
| Grange Arch | |
|---|---|
 Grange Arch on Ridgeway Hill | |
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| Alternative names | Creech Folly |
| General information | |
| Type | Folly |
| Location | Ridgeway Hill, Dorset, UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 50°38′08″N 2°07′30″W / 50.6356°N 2.1249°W |
| Elevation | ~198 m |
| Client | Denis Bond |
Grange Arch, also known as Creech Folly, is an 18th-century folly that is located near the second highest point of the Purbeck Hills, Ridgeway Hill (199 m), in Dorset. It lies within the parish of Steeple.
The folly, which was built by a former owner of Creech Grange, Denis Bond, in 1746, is built in the form of a triple arch of ashlar stone. The central archway is surmounted by battlements and flanked by stone walls with smaller doorway arches.[1][2]
Today the arch is owned by the National Trust.[1] English Heritage have designated it a Grade II* listed building.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Grange Arch on the Purbeck ridgeway at www.geograph.org.uk. Accessed on 26 May 2013.
- ^ Grange Arch, Steeple at www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Accessed on 26 May 2013.
- ^ Historic England. "Grange Arch (1120456)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 June 2014.