Built by one man with a large amount of disposable income! It's at the Southern end of the Granite Belt and is truly a crazy thing. That's a full sized gum tree in front of it! :)
Wow Susan and Carole - I had never Googled the history of this thing - that is just fascinating. Local legend has it that the farmer built it himself over many years - but apparently, he just shelled out the money to build it! And this answers the question we have often asked- how did he do the top bits? Cheers Rob
PS -I'll change my info at the top!! Should have checked it first!
Nice find and lovely shot. It reminded me of Herma (sculpture). Travelers would add their stone to the pile in honor of the god Hermes. In time, phallic sculptures were created instead of piles, but the custom of building mounds by travelers remained. Only true travelers are becoming fewer and fewer.
Disposable income and too much time on his hands. But to each his own as they say! Good shot- especially with the addition of the tree for scale- wow that's tall!
I love the weird and whacky things that people get up to! I find it so interesting. This is quite a feat - I hope it stays there for many years to come. Super capture, Rob!
@cocokinetic Hi Karen - This has become a bit of a local legend - they even have the Anzac Day ceremony at the base of it - and fly the flag from the top. I think it'll be there however - too hard to get rid of.. :)
@olivetreeann Hi Ann - he had a crazy idea and now we've got a pyramid - bit mad but good for the region. As you said - the tree's handy to have there for a sense of scale - this thing really is huge! :)
@joemuli Hi Joe - I Googled Andy Goldsworthy’s landscape - they are fabulous! And, I think our fellow would find it quite fabulous to be compared with him. He was really just a farmer with too many rocks and a crazy idea that he embraced and the locals loved... Cheers Rob
@haskar Hi Haskar - I think we have similar things over here - they gradually get bigger and bigger - we tend to call them cairns. And, I guess this really is just a giant cairn - I hadn't thought of it like that! Cheers Rob
Crazy, bonkers, weird, mad - all of those things were said about him - and all true - but, wow, the locals have embraced it as their own and the tourists love it!! All because he wanted to clear his paddocks!! Fabulous madness... Cheers rob @casablanca@rensala@craftymeg@gardenfolk@koalagardens
@shutterbug49 Hi Debbie - fascinating isn't it? He's become quite famous in our area! And it was interesting to read how they actually managed to build it. Cheers Rob
PS -I'll change my info at the top!! Should have checked it first!
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