{"id":325720,"date":"2025-08-07T17:15:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T17:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/325720\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T17:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T17:15:13","slug":"god-knows-how-it-got-there-mystery-of-abandoned-car-full-of-rocks-found-at-greater-manchester-beauty-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/325720\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;God knows how it got there&#8221;: Mystery of abandoned car &#8216;full of rocks&#8217; found at Greater Manchester beauty spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The police have been informed<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_Dumped-Mercedes-on-Holcombe-Hill-Ramsbottom-_02_1.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The dumped Mercedes on Holcombe Hill in Ramsbottom <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A car was found ominously dumped at a popular landmark. The Mercedes was spotted parked next to a tree on a footpath in Holcombe Hill earlier this week.Pictures taken by a dog walker show some slight damage to the windscreen and a warning triangle placed behind the car. Also at the back of the vehicle featured a series of numbers across the bumper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">According to the walker, the car was &#8220;full of massive rocks&#8221; and they told the M.E.N: &#8220;God knows how it got there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The National Trust, which is responsible for that section of the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/ramsbottom\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Ramsbottom<\/a> green land, told the M.E.N that they are working with the relevant authorities to remove the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_Dumped-Mercedes-on-Holcombe-Hill-Ramsbottom-_1.jpg\" alt=\"Numbers were scribbled on the bumper of the car\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Numbers were scribbled on the bumper of the car<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A National Trust spokesperson said: &#8220;We&#8217;re aware of the abandoned car at Holcombe Hill. 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