Concrete 'henge' in a disused quarry near Ryburn Reservoir, Rishworth

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Concrete 'henge' in a disused quarry near Ryburn Reservoir, Rishworth

Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 15 Nov 2018

This is thought to have been made by the workmen when they had completed the construction of Ryburn Reservoir. The circle is made of the precast sections used to make the parapet wall of the footpath across the dam. I hope no-one was sacrificed on the large block that is pretending to be an altar.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.663339
Longitude
-1.963491