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Royston Cave
Oct 5, 20233 min read
Deneholes
Learn about deneholes and chalk mines and find out why some believe Royston Cave to originally have been a mine.
Royston Cave
Dec 22, 202272 min read
Parkin, C. (1744). An Answer To, Or Remarks upon Dr. Stukeley’s, Origines Roystonianæ.
A transcript of Charles Parkin's 1744 publication, 'An Answer To, Or Remarks upon Dr. Stukeley's, Origines Roystonianæ'.
Royston Cave
Nov 17, 20227 min read
The Secret Society of the Freemasons
Claimed to be the oldest secret society in the world, the uncertain beginnings of Freemasonry have led to speculation about its origin.
Royston Cave
Oct 13, 20228 min read
The Rise and Fall of the Templars
The Knights Templar, sometimes referred to as warrior monks, were a pan-European organisation created to protect pilgrims to Jerusalem.
Royston Cave
Sep 30, 20224 min read
Sylvia Beamon
Sylvia Beamon studied Royston Cave for over 5 decades, concluding that it was used by the Knights Templar as a private place of prayer.
Royston Cave
Jul 31, 20224 min read
The Wayside Hermitage
Because of its location, some believe that Royston Cave was a wayside hermitage, used to guide travellers passing through the crossroad.
Royston Cave
Jul 1, 20225 min read
Pagan Fertility Symbols
On the western side of Royston Cave are the carvings of a horse and a Sheela-na-gig, thought to be pagan fertility symbols.
Royston Cave
Jun 26, 20225 min read
The Mary and Michael Ley Lines
Royston Cave is one of a few sites that both the Michael and Mary lines are thought to cross over. But what are Ley Lines?
Royston Cave
Mar 31, 202247 min read
Stukeley, W. (1743). Palaeographia Britannica: or, Discourses on Antiquities in Britain. Number I.
A transcript of William Stukeley's 1743 publication, 'Palaeographia Britannica: or, Discourses on Antiquities in Britain. Number I.