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The Witch Marks of Creswell

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Witchcraft

The Witch Marks of Creswell

Hundreds of marks.

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What's there
Scribed protective marks on cave walls
Legend from
Creswell
Tone
Eerie
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Before you go

Museum and gorge; cave tours charged. Check before you go.

  • Creswell Crags
  • Near A616
  • The pin marks the spot.

Marks against the dark.

In 2019 cavers found hundreds of protective marks cut into the walls of a cave at Creswell Crags. They include crossed V shapes, letters and boxes. They were meant to keep out evil spirits and had been dismissed as graffiti. The press release calls it the largest group of such marks found in Britain.

Sources

  1. Largest discovery of Witch Marks in Britain (2019), Creswell Crags —
  2. BBC News: Creswell Crags witches' marks (2019) —

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