Standing stone at Brierley, overlooking South Kirby Hillfort (photo by Mothy)
Local folklore had a stone circle located on Ringstone Hill near Brierley in South Yorkshire, overlooking South Kirkby Hillfort. It disappeared many years ago but recently there were reports that it might have been rediscovered, guarded by a nearby standing stone.
Exploration on the spot revealed [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Have those Druids been at it again?
Posted in Modern Folly, tagged druids, stone circle on January 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Is it a shed, is it a tower? Who cares, it’s a folly!
Posted in Build Your Own, Folly-esque, Modern Folly, tagged shed, Tower on January 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Shed-tower-folly by Jayne Tarasun, 2007
What better way to start 2008 than with a new folly design by a new folly builder, the self styled folly-smith, Jayne Tarasun of Cornwall?
Artist Jayne has brought the concept of the folly tower into the 21st century, reviving this unique and celebrated slice of British eccentricity and fusing it with [...]
