Knaresborough

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Image of Mother Shipton's Cave and the Petrifying Well located in Knaresborough, United Kingdom
Knaresborough, United Kingdom

Mother Shipton's Cave and the Petrifying Well

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

Mother Shipton was said to be a witch and an oracle, predicting doomsday horrors and disasters that were to befall the Tudor reign, each morbid forecast recited in prose. Allegedly born as Ursula... »

Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Curious Caves | Edited by rhiannonholmes and Rachel

Image of Allerton Castle located in Knaresborough, United Kingdom
Knaresborough, United Kingdom

Allerton Castle

Gothic Revival Castle used as a shooting location for The Secret Garden and other films

Surrounded by 200 acres of land, the magnificent Allerton Castle is the ancestral home of Lord Mowbray, Segrave and Stourton. The home is rated a Grade I by English Heritage, making it one of the... »

Architectural Oddities | Edited by Nicholas Jackson, Merete and others

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