Severndroog Castle
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Severndroog Castle is a folly designed by architect Richard Jupp, with the first stone laid on 2 April 1784.
Severndroog Castle in Castle Wood
Engraving, c. 1815
Viewing platform
View towards the northwest
Shooter's Hill
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Shooter's Hill is a district of South East London, England, straddling the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Bexley. It lies north of Eltham and south of Woolwich. With a height of
Severndroog Castle
…it was built as a folly, as can be discerned by its small size and because it has never functioned as a castle. It is situated in Castle Wood, on Shooter's Hill in south-east London in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It was built to commemorate Commodore Sir William James who, in April 1755, attacked and destroyed…
The water tower on Shooter's Hill is a local landmark
View west from Shooter's Hill, showing Canary Wharf district, north Greenwich and River Thames
Severndroog Castle
The Shrewsbury Tumulus, the only surviving Bronze Age burial mound on Shooter's Hill