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High Peak : Speedwell Cavern

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High Peak : Speedwell Cavern
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High Peak : Speedwell Cavern is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
High Peak: Speedwell Cavern is a limestone cave formed by the dissolution of Carboniferous Limestone, typical of the Peak District's karst landscape. It has a long history of human use, including as a tourist attraction and a shelter during the English Civil War, and features in local folklore as a site linked to the legend of the "Buxton Witch."

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Photo: Lewis Clarke · CC BY-SA 2.0