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| John Longmire's Folly, Wray Castle | ||
| John Longmire's Folly | ||
| locality:- | Wray Castle | |
| civil parish:- | Claife (formerly Lancashire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | folly | |
| coordinates:- | NY375009 (roughly) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY3700 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY30 | |
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| hearsay:- |
One of a series of sham ruins erected in the grounds of Wray Castle by James Dawson,
1840s. This is an small embattled tower. The building carries stones inscribed with
mottoes and poetry by John Longmire of Troutbeck, including an Ode to the National
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