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Mow Cop Castle
The story
History of Mow Cop Castle
Mow Cop Castle is a folly at Mow Cop in the civil parish of Odd Rode, Cheshire, England. It is designated as a Grade II listed building on the National Heritage List for England.
United Kingdom
- Built
- 1754
- Era
- Baroque
- Country
- United Kingdom
- UNESCO
- —
- Coordinates
- 53.113, -2.214
In depth
The fuller history
Built by Randle Wilbraham of nearby Rode Hall in 1754 as a folly, it was designed to resemble medieval ruins. Wilbraham constructed the elaborate summerhouse and circular tower to look like medieval fortress ruins.
The area around the castle was nationally famous for the quarrying of high-quality millstones, querns, for use in water mills. Excavations at Mow Cop have found querns dating back to the Iron Age. Traces of a prehistoric camp have also been found here.
The castle was given to the National Trust in 1937. That year, over 10,000 Methodists met on the hill to commemorate the first Primitive Methodist camp, which met there in 1807.
Key dates
- 1754Built by Randle Wilbraham of nearby Rode Hall in 1754 as a folly, it was designed to resemble medieval ruins.
- 1807That year, over 10,000 Methodists met on the hill to commemorate the first Primitive Methodist camp, which met there in 1807.
Historical summary drawn from Wikipedia. Read the full article.
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