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Poole's Cavern

Buxton, Derbyshire

An outlaw's hideout that Mary, Queen of Scots once visited.

Poole's Cavern is named after an outlaw who is said to have used it as a hideout in the 1400s. It became one of the 'Seven Wonders of the Peak'.

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When
Named 1400s
Where
53.2500, -1.9250
Group
Caves & grottoes

Visiting

Guided tours run daily, with woodland walks to Solomon's Temple above.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Britain by Cale Mills
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The Ledger of Lost Britain

The Romans arrived in AD 43. For most people that is where the history of Britain begins. But by the time the legions landed, people had already been living on these islands for thousands of years. They had hunted, farmed, mined flint, dragged stones across the country, raised a hill by hand, and buried their dead in great tombs. They left no written words. What they left was the ground itself. Every place in this book can be visited, or has been dug up, or is in a museum.

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