Near the village of Ilton, North Yorkshire is the Druids' Temple, a replica of Stonehenge built about 1800 by William Danby of nearby Swinton Park.
During a time of agricultural depression and high unemployment, Danby hired local men to construct a moderately large-scale replica of Stonehenge, working at a full shilling a day. Much of the temple's architecture and aesthetics were influenced by the popular Stonehenge. The same size stones were used and were placed in order to create a room that measures around 30 m x 15 m with some of the stones being over 3 m tall.
The temple also features a central sacrificial stone alter, which had been placed according to the positions of similar stones at other similar historical temples scattered around the country. The temple also features pillars of flat stacked stones, much like similar ones seen at the classic Stonehenge. The result was a folly of national reputation.
Danby also offered a regular salary to a person who would live at the temple as a hermit for 7 years. However, the longest a person has stayed at the Temple was reportedly just over 5 years.