Druids Temple, Masham, England.
I approached walking in and around Masham a little bit differently to other areas. Aside from being the brewing capital of Yorkshire I was ignorant of the town/village and surrounding area; from an outside perspective nothing had really enticed me in. Therefore I decided to play the happy tourist and just arrive and see what I could find. Masham itself was a surprise; a very large square (with a voluntary contribution parking scheme) surrounded by grand old Georgian buildings. An excellent market town it still is with shops of great character tucked away up side alleys. However I was here to walk and picked up some single page walking leaflets and set off to Fearby (2 miles away) to seek out the Druids Temple, a folly created by William Danby in 1820.
The temple is set in a small wooded area, high above Pot Beck and was apparently built simply to keep the local population busy and occupied. This it undoubtedly did and the folly is still an intriguing place today. I reached the folly after a pull up the hillside, mainly through farmer fields but at one stage passing a strangle gateway surrounded by a small but very high wall. The views are very good on the tops but the walk gets a little straggly (not a word but somehow appropriate) as it passes through a small beck below Irton.
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