A small herd of deer in front of Hill Hall, an Elizabethan mansion located in Theydon Mount near Epping, Essex, England. Originally built for Sir Thomas Smith during the reign of Elizabeth I to replace a 12th-century house on the same site, building was carried out over several intervals (1567-8, 1572-3) interspersed between Smith's stints as ambassador to France. According to local legend, Hill Hall was once the site of a duel between seven brothers, for the hand of a beautiful girl. Every brother was killed. It is also allegedly the haunt of a phantom black dog.

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Size: 4950px × 3608px
Location: Theydon Mount, Epping, Essex, England
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
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