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Mouth of Mow Cop Cave

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Mouth of Mow Cop Cave
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Mouth of Mow Cop Cave is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Mouth of Mow Cop Cave is a small limestone cave located beneath Mow Cop Castle in Cheshire, formed through natural dissolution processes typical of Carboniferous Limestone. The cave has historical significance as part of the castle's defensive features and is associated with local folklore, including tales of hidden passages and secret tunnels used during the English Civil War.

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Photo: Douglas Cumming · CC BY-SA 2.0