A Victorian Folly Hike

After the trek to Corbar Cross and the fun we had up there, I was perfectly happy to head back to town and then to the train station. Roo, however, was astonished that I would call it a day so quick. How could we leave with out doing the other hike? How could we go back to Manchester without running up to Solomon's Temple? HOW?! Ok, fine. We did, and I am so happy we did. I didn't think we could top our walk to Corbar Cross, but Solomon's Temple and the surrounding hills were out of a fairy tale. My camera died, but we pranced around those hills to the tune of deep mooooing from cows somewhere in the distance. We found them and spent some quality time watching them munch the grass. 

Solomon's Temple, also known as Grinlow Tower, is a Victorian Folly in the Derbyshire Peak District.It is said to have been built by Solomon Mycock in the 1890s, paid for by public subscription to provide work for the locally unemployed.
This is a two-storey tower, sitting on top of a ridge at a height of 1440 feet above sea level. From the open top of the tower there are good views down over the town, and also over the surrounding countryside and parts of the Peak District.