Comments on: The Whim, Blair Atholl, Perth & Kinross

By: Editor

Editor — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 15:30:55 +0000

In reply to Barbara Howard. Hello Barbara. I’m a big fan of ‘stage set’ follies like this one and the Hundy Mundy in the Scottish Borders. I’ve not made it to Castletown yet, but an Irish jaunt is certainly in the planning stages. Thanks for getting in touch.

By: Editor

Editor — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 15:28:28 +0000

In reply to Digby Harris. Good afternoon Digby. That sounds wonderful, it’s always great to hear how 18th century landscape features are reinterpreted in a new setting. Thank you for taking the time to comment.

By: Digby Harris

Digby Harris — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 07:18:53 +0000

We built a miniature version of The Whim at Hartforth, in a rather different situation, closely related to the house, to hide two adjacent cottages.

By: Barbara Howard

Barbara Howard — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 07:03:41 +0000

Hello again, Editor. Thank you for another excellent Folly post. From your photos this Folly looks as if it was built yesterday. It is indeed, as you say, “beautifully maintained”. I was immediately reminded of The Connolly Folly on the Castletown estate at Celbridge in County Kildare. Looking at this photo on the Castletown House website it has been tidied up and given some protection since my stay at the Gate Lodge there some years ago.
https://castletown.ie/the-parkland/110726_connolly_folly_072/
Read more about it here :
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/conollys-folly