The Druid’s Temple, Ilton Nr Masham, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England, UK Stock Photography

The Druid’s Temple, Ilton nr Masham, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England, UK, is in fact not a real temple, but a nineteenth century folly.Styled after stone circles and well known prehistoric monuments such as Stonehenge.The Druids Temple was built to alleviate local unemployment, allowing William Danby, a wealthy landowner of the time to pay workers a shilling a day for their labour.At less than 200 years old, it is nonetheless an atmospheric and intriguing location.