Stone Circle, Shropshire 2018

[lucan]

A small mini stonehenge  . built in about 1850

its about 35 feet  wide with upright pillars with iron fixings to hold it togeather

known localy as the temple





















thanks for looking

 

[AndyK!]

Your description of a mini Stonehenge sums that up quite well!  Very interesting. Presumable for some sort of worship?

 

[lucan]

Your description of a mini Stonehenge sums that up quite well!  Very interesting. Presumable for some sort of worship?

built as a folly , the landowner at the time had a limestone quarry and its made from local stone

 

[obscureserenity]

Looks like an interesting place. Thanks for sharing this  

 

[Dmc68]

Looks very interesting, since being on here I'm being shown places fairly local to me I didn't know existed, this is just a 30 min car journey from me ?

 

[The_Raw]

Looks very interesting, since being on here I'm being shown places fairly local to me I didn't know existed, this is just a 30 min car journey from me ?

I'm from Shropshire myself and never even heard of this! Very interesting find

 

[Andy]

Nice place & shots, I also like the bit darker sky behind it.

 

[jones-y-gog]

Interesting, I'm another from round here that never knew it existed! 

 

[lucan]

thanks all , its alwaays nice to hunt out the unusual little places ,  amazing whats on your doorstep  when you look , follys  i find interesting and came across this while researching

 

[hamtagger]

Didn't even know this existed and i've spent years in that area in the past!

 

[Dmc68]

I went last Friday. Nice place for a walk.

 

[lucan]

I went last Friday. Nice place for a walk.

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nice drone shot , it looks tiny from up there