Seen for miles, the ornamental castle folly at Mow Cop was built in 1754 as a summerhouse by Randle Wilbraham of Rode Hall. It was designed to look like a ruined castle to enhance the views from Rode Hall and the family held picnics and entertained friends here.Over time the family carried out work to maintain the castle, but by the end of the nineteenth century it was falling into disrepairIn 1923 this area of land and the section over the road, which includes the Old Man of Mow, was sold to a

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🍸🍸 Rhian and Rob Beer distil gin from their kitchen in Mow Cop, Staffordshire. They've even given up their jobs to keep up with demand. The local folly castle makes it onto their label too. 🍸🍸 Castle gin | BBC Stoke & Staffordshire