Folly At Brackenborough Hall

The folly at Brackenborough Hall, built in 1863, incorporates fragments from the 14th century. It is constructed of red brick, with some greenstone rubble and limestone ashlar. The west side features a pointed ashlar-dressed window on the left and a rectangular window on the right, which has three cusped ogee-headed lights, both supported by broad wooden lintels. The north side displays a large pointed arch made from a re-used window, complete with a moulded surround, a stub of tracery in the head, and a hood mould. The east side has a moulded arch with a segmental head and hood mould, while the south side includes a rectangular window with two cusped ogee-headed lights and a broad wooden lintel. This folly is open to the air and is situated on a mound in the south-west corner of a moated site. The medieval fragments were taken from the parish church in Fotherby, which was demolished in 1863, and the folly was built for James Robson.