The Gothic Arch Folly in Belvedere House is quite a structure, built as an art piece to be viewed upon from vantage points in the big house c.1760, and not as you would initially think – that it was ruins of some medieval castle.
“In Georgian times the inclusion of such follies as part of the overall improvements to the landscape were to provide subjects for melancholic contemplation of the triumph of civilisation over barbarity” – Belvedere House website
For more pics from me recent trip to Belvedere see here
For more information on the Gothic Arch Folly, see this piece on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage Gothic Arch Folly in Belvedere
Gareth Austin is a Community focused Horticulturist based in Derry-Londonderry and voice of Gardening on the Mark Patterson Show on BBC Radio Foyle. Gareth specialises in Community horticulture, offering a wide range of events, programmes and acitivity on engaging people in the exciting world of Horticulture. Gareth lectures in Horticulture in the North West Regional College and offers school horticulture programs through the Western Education + Library Board. Gareth is passionate about changing land-use to a more positive use, urban food production and showcasing the flora of county Derry through the City of Horti-Culture programme of events.
