This is silly, & a bit tasteless, but I was once told (jokingly albeit) that the man hole is for the un-dead to get in & out of their graves. It part of a happy memory from when I once waked here in February 2025 with someone very dear to me that I've since lost.

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Elevation 140 m

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Location: Silchester, Basingstoke And Deane, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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