View SE of Merlin's Well (Wizard's Well) on Alderley Edge wooded sandstone escarpment, Cheshire. Water drops from an outcrop bearing Merlin's face.
View SE of Merlin's Well (Wishing Well) on Alderley Edge wooded, red sandstone escarpment, Cheshire. Water drops from the outcrop, which bears the face of the wizard Merlin, into a rectangular stone basin. An inscription reads: "Drink of this and take thy fill for the water falls by the Wizard's will." The area is designated an SSSI for its biological & geological interest, and rich in myths & legends, used most notably by writer Alan Garner in his The Weirdstone of Brisingamen series of novels. King Arthur and his knights are said to lie sleeping in a magic cave adjacent to the well, and once bought a white horse from a local farmer. A National Trust property.
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Location: Merlin's Well, Alderley Edge, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
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