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Ford Castle Game Tower With Attached Garden Walls And Carriage Arch

Free admission

Ford Castle Game Tower With Attached Garden Walls And Carriage Arch — Grade II listed building-listed memorial in scotland-central, United Kingdom.

Gatehouse and courtyard, Ford Castle - geograph.org.uk - 7156713

Oliver Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit
15 min–45 min
  • Free entry
  • Dog-friendly

About

Ford Castle Game Tower With Attached Garden Walls And Carriage Arch is a Grade II listed building-listed memorial in scotland-central, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1154099). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.

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Heritage listing

Details FORD FORD CASTLE NT 9437 17/92 Game Tower with attached garden walls and carriage arch II Game larder. Mid-late C19 for the Marchioness of Waterford. Ashlar with stone slate roof. Tower round, 2 storeys. Boarded door with 2-centred arch under dripmould. 2 narrow lancets. 1st floor corbelled out on continuous rounded corbel with cornice over. On 1st floor 8 small square 2-pane windows in boldly-moulded surrounds. Top cornice. Conical roof with fish-scale slates. Interior is one tall storey. Walls lined with embossed blue and white tiles. Rows of game hooks. Marble shelf round walls and a round marble table in the centre. Garden wall to west, attached to castle,c.12 feet high with ridged and roll- moulded coping. 5 buttresses on garden side. Similar wall to east links with Walled Garden (q.v.). Attached to rear a segmental carriage arch. Listing NGR: NT9445437568 Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 238059 Legacy System: LBS

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.

Place summary

Ford Castle Game Tower with Attached Garden Walls and Carriage Arch is a Grade II listed building located in Ford, central Scotland. This memorial structure features distinctive garden walls and an archway, highlighting its historical significance within the parish.

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Coordinates
55.6317, -2.0896
Parish
Ford
Postcode
TD15 2PX
Parliamentary constituency
North Northumberland

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Ford Castle Game Tower With Attached Garden Walls And Carriage Arch?
Ford Castle Game Tower With Attached Garden Walls And Carriage Arch is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode TD15 2PX), in the parish of Ford.
Is Ford Castle Game Tower With Attached Garden Walls And Carriage Arch a listed building?
Ford Castle Game Tower With Attached Garden Walls And Carriage Arch is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
Is Ford Castle Game Tower With Attached Garden Walls And Carriage Arch free to visit?
Yes, Ford Castle Game Tower With Attached Garden Walls And Carriage Arch is free to enter.
How do I get to Ford Castle Game Tower With Attached Garden Walls And Carriage Arch?
Drivers can navigate to postcode TD15 2PX. It sits within the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency.