Two new caves are opening at How Stean Gorge
Carved out by waterflow over thousands of years, the gorge reveals an 80ft-deep chasm and Eglin cave system, connected to a larger Goyden network under the River Nidd.
The underground caves are infamous as being used as an escape route and a hiding place for loot by some of Britain’s most notorious bandits, Tom Taylor with Dick Turpin. Now infamous for their hidden history, the caves are also thought to have been home to Vikings from 866 to 1066 – while a trove of Roman coins was found buried here in 1868.Museum. She said: “Archaeologists believe that the Romans used caves or rivers as places to leave religious offerings.
“Nidderdale Museum’s collection includes part of the hoard. It was donated by the Metcalfe family, who owned How Stean George at the time of the discovery, in 1868.”
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