MSO11677 - Folly, north of Spire Cross (Building)

"Folly" printed on 1962 Ordnance Survey map. Building shown. [1] Group of low banks or broken walls seen on aerial photographs. [2,3] The name "Folly" refers to a post-medieval cottage, first documented on the Tithe Map and Award of 1838, where it is depicted as a building in a small enclosure, and is part of Pitt Farm. It was owned by Sir Thomas Acland, and is close to a plantation. N.B. The above was originally recorded in the Somerset HER; however, a review of the Winsford Tithe Map does not depict any buildings in this location. The nearest is at SS 8908 3385, c.140 metres to the east and recorded under MSO11678. [4-6] By the end of the 19th Century two cottages are depicted. [7] In 1973 Folly is shown as a single, large house. [8] RCHME note that it may well have been associated with forestry workers in the 19th Century. The site remains occupied. [9] See also MSO11678. [10] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [11]