South Lodge, Walls & Piers, Witton Castle, Sloshes Lane, Evenwood (Evenwood)
South Lodge, Walls & Piers, Witton Castle © DCC 2004
South Lodge, Walls & Piers, Witton Castle © DCC 2004
South Lodge, Walls & Piers, Witton Castle (inner face) © DCC 2004
South Lodge - gateway detail, Witton Castle © DCC 2004
This building is an entrance lodge for the nearby Witton Castle It is a Listed Building and probably dates to the earlier part of the 18th century. Like an earlier castle this has battlements with a porticullis-style entrance arch and loops. The lodge would have never been intended to take part in a defensive scheme - though it would allow only limited access to a select few to the grounds of the larger Witton Castle. Though these appearances are whimsical the building did actually serve a purpose - it cannot therefore strictly be called a folly.
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