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Royston Cave
- Oct 5, 2023
- 3 min
Deneholes
Learn about deneholes and chalk mines and find out why some believe Royston Cave to originally have been a mine.
Royston Cave
- Dec 22, 2022
- 72 min
Parkin, C. (1744). An Answer To, Or Remarks upon Dr. Stukeley’s, Origines Roystonianæ.
A transcript of Charles Parkin's 1744 publication, 'An Answer To, Or Remarks upon Dr. Stukeley's, Origines Roystonianæ'.
Royston Cave
- Nov 17, 2022
- 7 min
The Secret Society of the Freemasons
Claimed to be the oldest secret society in the world, the uncertain beginnings of Freemasonry have led to speculation about its origin.
Royston Cave
- Oct 13, 2022
- 8 min
The Rise and Fall of the Templars
The Knights Templar, sometimes referred to as warrior monks, were a pan-European organisation created to protect pilgrims to Jerusalem.
Royston Cave
- Sep 30, 2022
- 4 min
Sylvia Beamon
Sylvia Beamon studied Royston Cave for over 5 decades, concluding that it was used by the Knights Templar as a private place of prayer.
Royston Cave
- Jul 31, 2022
- 4 min
The Wayside Hermitage
Because of its location, some believe that Royston Cave was a wayside hermitage, used to guide travellers passing through the crossroad.
Royston Cave
- Jul 1, 2022
- 5 min
Pagan Fertility Symbols
On the western side of Royston Cave are the carvings of a horse and a Sheela-na-gig, thought to be pagan fertility symbols.
Royston Cave
- Jun 26, 2022
- 5 min
The Mary and Michael Ley Lines
Royston Cave is one of a few sites that both the Michael and Mary lines are thought to cross over. But what are Ley Lines?
Royston Cave
- Mar 31, 2022
- 47 min
Stukeley, W. (1743). Palaeographia Britannica: or, Discourses on Antiquities in Britain. Number I.
A transcript of William Stukeley's 1743 publication, 'Palaeographia Britannica: or, Discourses on Antiquities in Britain. Number I.