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FABULOUS FOLLIES
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HOYLAND, West Riding
Hoyland Lowe Stand
SE 363 009
Hoyland Lowe Stand was built in about 1750 for Thomas Watson-Wentworth, the 1st Marquis of Rockingham, as a hunting tower for Tankersley and Wentworth parks.
Lady's Tower is thought to have been built at the same time but there is no trace of it.