Blackhill Folly is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1969. Folly.
Blackhill Folly
- WRENN ID
- solemn-roof-thyme
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 February 1969
- Type
- Folly
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 25 September 2025 to correct a typo in the description and to reformat the text to current standards
NZ 10 NE 6/60
GILLING WITH HARTFORTH AND SEDBURY FORCETT LANE (west side, off) Blackhill Folly
(formerly listed as Agricultural buildings south-east of Blackhill Farmhouse)
4.2.69
II
Fold yard for cattle. Late C18 - early C19. Probably by John Foss of Richmond for the Cradock family of Hartforth Hall (qv). Rubble, coursed to south, pantile roofs. Single-storey ranges arranged around a courtyard, with screen wall forming fourth side. Screen wall, south side: three gables joined by plain walls. Each gable projects slightly, is quoined, contains a recessed rendered blind pointed opening flanked by rendered blind loop-holes, and has crenellation. Centre gable has tall, wide, blind opening and gabled crenellation with flat profile. Outer gables have narrow central quoined projections with window-like blind openings and sloping crenellation. East and west ranges have access openings towards north end and board doors and slit vents onto yard. North range taller and with three semicircular arched openings. King-post roof trusses in west range, queen- strut roof trusses in east range.
Listing NGR: NZ1753606944
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