Summer House On Top Of Flusco Pike

The summer house on top of Flusco Pike is a folly built in the late 18th century for George Thompson. It features red sandstone rubble walls with flush quoins and a graduated greenslate roof with stone hips. This small square building has a stone-surround doorway, with plain reveals on the returns, although the joinery is missing from the openings. Inside, there is a small rear fireplace, but otherwise, the interior lacks features. It was likely used as a shepherd's bothy in the 19th century. Positioned at a high vantage point, it serves as a prominent feature in the landscape. The summer house is mentioned in W. Hutchinson's "History of Cumberland," published in 1794. At the time of the survey, it was derelict and unoccupied.