Kynaston s cave at Nesscliffe in Shropshire England
Humphrey Kynaston's Cave is a small sandstone cave in a red soft sandstone which was formerly used as a cave dwelling. The cave is named after Humphrey Kynaston (1474-1534), a robber and enchanter, who was a sort of Shropshire Robin Hood or Rob Roy. He was seemed guilty of murder, together with two others, and was declared an outlaw by King Henry VII in 1491. He had to to take shelter in a cave in the west point of Nesscliffe Rock. He lived in one room and stabled his horse in the other, closing the entrance with an iron door which according to legend became the door of Shrewsbury gaol. Only two years later he was pardoned by King Henry VII.
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Location: Nesscliffe, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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