| Sham Castle | |
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| Location | Claverton Down, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°22′57″N 2°20′15″W / 51.38250°N 2.33750°W |
| Built | 1762 |
| Architect | Sanderson Miller |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Designated | 1 February 1956[1] |
| Reference no. | 1312449 |
  Location of Sham Castle in Somerset | |
Sham Castle is a folly on Claverton Down overlooking the city of Bath, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1][2] It is a screen wall with a central pointed arch flanked by two 3-storey circular turrets, which extend sideways to a 2-storey square tower at each end of the wall.[1]
It was probably designed around 1755 by Sanderson Miller and built in 1762 by Richard James, master mason for Ralph Allen, "to improve the prospect" from Allen's town house in Bath.[3]
Sham Castle is now illuminated at night.[4]
- ^ a b c "Sham Castle". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2008.
- ^ Historic England. "Sham Castle (Grade II*) (1312449)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ Dunning, Robert (1995). Somerset Castles. Tiverton: Somerset Books. p. 77. ISBN 0-86183-278-7.
- ^ Scott, Shane (1995). The hidden places of Somerset. Aldermaston: Travel Publishing Ltd. pp. 16–17. ISBN 1-902007-01-8.