Description:Mow Cop Castle is a folly (false) castle built on top of Mow Cop hill and marks the county line between Staffordshire and Cheshire. It was built in 1754 by Randle Wilbraham of Rode Hall, as both a summerhouse and something more interesting for his wife to paint.
Over the years, the castle and the surrounding area was the site of extensive mining, the genesis of the Primitive Methodist movement, and a plane crash during the Second World War. The deeds to the land were eventually handed over to the National Trust in 1937.
Over the years parts of the castle had collapsed, such as the windows and one of the supporting walls, and many barriers had to be added to stop people entering the castle or falling off the nearby cliffs. The National Trust began restoration work in 2002 and finished in early 2003.