ABANDONED HOBBIT HOUSE

IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house. Built entirely by hand, this imaginative building was constructed by Colin Stokes as a home for his sheep. These photographs were captured in the countryside setting of Chedglow, Wiltshire by Manchester photographer Dan Circa, 28, after he decided to track down the quirky construction. 'Normally buildings like this are built for novelty, but once upon a time this was actually someone's home,' said Dan

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