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Racton Monument (known locally as Racton Ruin) is a folly on a hill in Racton, West Sussex, England with views over Chichester Harbour and to the Isle of Wight.[1]

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  1. 14 relations: Chichester District, Chichester Observer, Country Life (magazine), Emsworth, Folly, George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, Ghost hunting, Henry Keene (architect), Occult, Racton, Stansted Park, The Solent, Theodosius Keene, West Sussex.

  2. Buildings and structures in West Sussex
  3. Folly buildings in England
  4. Scheduled monuments in West Sussex

Chichester District

Chichester is a local government district in West Sussex, England.

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Chichester Observer

The Chichester Observer is a British weekly newspaper reporting on Chichester and the surrounding area.

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Country Life (magazine)

Country Life (stylised in all caps) is a British weekly perfect-bound glossy magazine that is published by Future plc.

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Emsworth

Emsworth is a town in the Borough of Havant in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England near the border with West Sussex.

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Folly

In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of usual garden buildings.

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George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax

George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, (6 October 1716 – 8 June 1771) was a British statesman of the Georgian era.

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Ghost hunting

Ghost hunting is the process of investigating locations that are purportedly haunted by ghosts.

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Henry Keene (architect)

Henry Keene (15 November 1726 – 8 January 1776) was an English architect, notable for designing buildings in the Gothic Revival and Neoclassical style.

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Occult

The occult (from occultus) is a category of esoteric or supernatural beliefs and practices which generally fall outside the scope of organized religion and science, encompassing phenomena involving a 'hidden' or 'secret' agency, such as magic and mysticism.

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Racton

Racton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stoughton, in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England.

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Stansted Park

Stansted Park (including Stansted House) is an Edwardian country house in the parish of Stoughton, West Sussex, England.

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The Solent

The Solent is a strait between the Isle of Wight and mainland Great Britain; the major historic ports of Southampton and Portsmouth lie inland of its shores.

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Theodosius Keene

Theodosius Keene, born in 1754, was an English architect who conducted most of his work in the south of England between 1770 and 1777.

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West Sussex

West Sussex is a ceremonial county in South East England.

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See also

Buildings and structures in West Sussex

Folly buildings in England

Scheduled monuments in West Sussex

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racton_Monument

Also known as Racton ruin.