that looks like a rainwater drainThese monstrosities are all the way around our house, put in about 30 years ago by a builder that built the house for himself. Not exactly sure why there are so many, there are about 8. Unfortunately my skills end there, I've no idea how to replace an actual manhole.
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if it is you can remove the manhole altogether and just use a bend in the pipe 
