The relic on the hill ….. and a bit of a Stockport mystery

Now I know that the explanation for this concrete slab will be known to someone …. but not me.

It stands alone on a mound of earth above the A5145 and close to Travis Brow where the road goes under the motorway.

The romantic in me might speculate on some modern day version of those statues on Easter Island, but we are along way from Easter Island, and a concrete slab circa late 20th century in the heart of a series of major roads and motorways, must be connected to that traffic infrastructure.

But the puzzle is what is it doing there?  Did someone misread the plans,  or was it meant to be a support for a bridge, or motorway sign post, and why is it fenced off?

And in its way it reminds me of the bit of the ring road close to Sackville Street which for decades did an impressive sweep off the main road, only to end in a dead end.

But I have strayed from Stockport, and in returning, just hope someone has the answer.

Location; Stockport

Picture; the mysterious concrete slab, 2021 from the collection of Andrew Simpson