Dinton Castle
Dinton Castle , also called Dinton Folly , is a ruined castle just north of the village of Dinton in the English county of Buckinghamshire .
Sir John Vanhatten had the castle built in 1769 as a folly for his country house, Dinton Hall . He used it to store his fossil collection . The fossils are built into the limestone walls .
According to the Rev. Callander (formerly based in Dinton), the "castle" temporarily served as a meeting place for the local nonconformist association . In order to be able to use it better, a tarpaulin served as an emergency roof.
The castle fell into disrepair for many years and was supported by scaffolding for a long time. There is a public footpath nearby, but the ruin itself is on private property. English Heritage has it as a historical building II *. Grade listed.
The building was restored by private individuals in 2017.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Andrew J. Müller, Roy Barton: Dinton Castle . Raving Loony Productions, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ↑ a b c SP7611: Dinton Castle . Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ A Mini-Castle, Saved From Ruins, Now Fit for a New King. Retrieved February 5, 2019 .
Coordinates: 51 ° 47 '50.3 " N , 0 ° 53' 29.4" W.