A folly once owned by the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley has gone on the market for £3 million.
Shelley's Folly stands on a ridge at Cooksbridge, just over three miles north of Lewes.
The Grade I listed property includes eight bedrooms, five bathrooms, a wine cellar, study/library, a drawing room, dining room as well as stables, a swimming pool and tennis courts.
It was built around 1686/7 by Theobald Shelley and passed through the family to Percy, who was desperate for money and sold his interest.
It was later the home to surgeon-commander Murray-Levick who was with Scott's doomed Antarctic expedition of 1912.
Tim Page-Ratcliff, partner at Strutt and Parker, the agent dealing with the sale, said: "It is one of the most important houses in Sussex and I am expecting its sale to generate considerable interest.
The recent sales of Isfield Place and Barcombe Old Rectory demonstrate the strength of the market at the top end."
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