I didn't see the anomaly of him winking as I didn't pass him on the road but it was heartening to see that he keeps his profile from a high angle too.

This photograph was taken at the highest point of the Ramshaw Ridge.

Just look between the rocks at the road below and you will see him looking over the A53.

Damian

February 21, 2021

The Winking Man is a rock formation about 10ft in height that overlooks the Leek to Buxton road, it resembles a mans face due to the fact that it looks like a mans head with a forehead, nose, mouth and chin. A traveller in the past and even today as he travels along the A53 which is built upon a Roman road would have been aware of the face, and as they would have passed, so would their viewing angle have changed which would have resulted in the eye appearing to wink!

Interesting rock feature, the pubs nice too. :)

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Location: Heathylee, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

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