As you walk south out of Rothbury, you are heading to the
small hamlet of Whitton. This path passes through the hamlet and heads towards
the looming hills of Simonside. However
you soon come across Sharps Folly. A
folly is a decorative piece of architecture with no discernible use. This folly was erected by the Reverend Dr
Thomas Sharp, Rector of Rothbury 1720 – 1758.
It was built for the relief of unemployment amongst local stonemasons
and used as an observatory. It is the
oldest folly in the county and a listed building.
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