Prospect mound

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Prospect mound

Image: © Richard Croft Taken: 3 Dec 2008

At first I thought this was a mill mound, but it's apparently a folly. The famous Nottinghamshire Antiquarian Dr.Robert Thoroton lived at the Old Hall in the 17th century and had this mound and another nearby constructed as a viewing platform and eyecatcher in the parkland

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.981726
Longitude
-0.924588