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Racton Monument , West Sussex

Racton Monument , West Sussex
Processed using ON1 Photo Raw 2018, which I am currently trying out with a view to replacing LR in due course. This is obviously a texture, one of dozens available.

Racton Monument (known locally as Racton Ruin) is a folly situated on a hill in Racton, West Sussex, England. It was commissioned by the 2nd Earl of Halifax, possibly as a summerhouse for the nearby Stansted Estate, though an alternative theory suggests it could have been constructed so the Earl could watch his merchant ships dock at the nearby port village of Emsworth.

It is owned by a private owner who has planning permission to turn the monument into a dwelling, though these plans are yet to materialise, if ever. Its isolated nature, being set away from populated places and major roads, has led to several cases of suicide at the monument, most recently in 2009. Occult acts are known to take place on occasion there. The monument is also popular with paranormal investigators visiting to investigate reported paranormal activity at the site. Witnesses claim to have seen bricks thrown from above, heard ghostly shouts, and intrigue surrounds the myth that the folly may have been used by smugglers.

(Information from Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racton_Monument)

╰☆☆June☆☆╮, Annemarie, Eunice Perkins and 2 other people have particularly liked this photo


11 comments - The latest ones
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Nice image and the texture works well Keith, popped in earlier but became sidetracked by ON 1 Raw
6 years ago.
 Susanne Hoy
Susanne Hoy
You have captured this interesting place well! Thank you very much for the explanation.
6 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
'Strange' structure'; well taken and processed Keith.
Thank you for the info.
6 years ago.
 Jean
Jean
Nice effect. I'm a great fan of follies and all the stories they attract.
6 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
What's the texture called, Keith? 'Cheap tea-towel'?
Only kidding! I can see that it has possibilities, unlike Lord Halifax's Folly, which seems totally doomed!
6 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Andy Rodker club
It would take years just to rid it of the smell of urine Andy :-((
6 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Keith Burton club
That's a shame but it's the same in Spain. You take a photo at a well-known ruin and/or beauty spot, or whatever and then you start to sniff ...
6 years ago.
 Eunice Perkins
Eunice Perkins club
An intriguing place.
6 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Thanks all.................much appreciated.
6 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
Your beautiful capture is greatly admired
Historical & Architectural Gems
6 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to ╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
Thanks June.
6 years ago.

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