Druid+Temple

=DRUID TEMPLE=

New Swinton Hall is about a mile to the west of Masham near a place called Ilton. It was built by the actual owner himself named William Danby who was born in 1752 - and died in 1833. he got some hlep from the following people, James Wyatt, John Foss and Robert Lugar. The structure lays deep within a remote forest and includes a large stone table, a sheltered cave and an altar stone. The temple is about 100 feet long and 50 feet wide and with some of the stones standing over 10 feet. Now that is tall! William Danby was made high sheriff of Yourshire in 1784 whilst the temple was still in construction. He created the temple so he could work for the local population who were paid about 1 shilling for each day they worked. A salary was offered for someone to live at the Temple as a hermit for seven years. It said that someone happened to have stayed at Druid Temple for approximately 5 years before going he/she went completely made, who knows what happened after that.