Solomon`s Temple

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : In this video by AirVuz contributor Colsam458, you'll get a nice aerial view of Solomon's Temple, an important landmark in Peak District of England. Also known as Grinlow Tower, it's what's known as a "folly", a building which primarily serves an ornamental (as opposed to functional) purpose. The 20 ft. (6 m) tower sits atop Grin Low Hill near the town of Buxton in Derbyshire, one of the counties of the English Midlands region of the UK. It was built at the end of the 19th century on the site of an earlier tower structure.

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Here`s a short film I made visiting Solomon`s Temple in Buxton. The walk starts from the car park for Poole’s Cavern. It’s an easy walk up through the woods to the summit, briefing stopping to admire all the intricate woodland carvings that are dotted along the paths. Solomon's Temple, also known as Grinlow Tower, is a Victorian folly on the summit of Grin Low hill, near the spa town of Buxton. The structure is a 6.1m in height and built on top of a Bronze Age barrow. From the open top of the tower there are beautiful 360-degree views over the town and the surrounding countryside. Grin Low, was the main location for the early Buxton lime industry. The large, oddly shaped mounds, are remains of over 100 large ‘pudding’ lime kilns, built of earth and rock. They date back to the 17th–19th centuries, as well as spoil heaps of waste material from these times. Solomon’s Temple was built in 1896 takes its name from Solomon Mycock, who rented the land in the early 1800s.