Dinton Castle is a Grade II* listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1951. Sham castle. 3 related planning applications.
Dinton Castle
- WRENN ID
- dusk-chancel-cream
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 October 1951
- Type
- Sham castle
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SP 71 SE DINTON-WITH-FORD AND OXFORD ROAD UPTON (north side)
3/143 Dinton Castle
25.10.51
- II*
Sham castle or folly, now ruinous, built as eyecatcher from grounds of Dinton Hall (q.v.) in 1769 for Sir John Vanhattern. Rubblestone with stone string courses, openings mostly cement architraved, except above entrance which has stone dressed window opening. Octagonal plan with circular towers at east and west. 2 storeys, the towers carried up to 3 storeys. Doorway in remains of porch in south face of octagon with depressed 2-centred brick arch. First floor tall ogee headed windows. Strings between storeys and at base of parapet. Parapet now mostly gone. Towers have strings between storeys with blank pointed headed loop windows. Walls have many ammonite fossils from the local limestone beds. Interior brick lined. West tower had fireplaces at each storey and east tower had newel staircase.
Listing NGR: SP7654011548
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