Mother Shipton's Cave
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Mother Shipton's Cave is at Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England, near the River Nidd. Nearby is a petrifying well, also known as a dropping well. The latter is the oldest tourist attraction to cha
A statue of Mother Shipton in Mother Shipton's Cave
Objects hung in the falling water of the petrifying well at Mother Shipton's Cave
Petrifying well
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A petrifying well is a well or other body of water which gives objects a stone-like appearance. If an object is placed into such a well and left there for a period of months or years, the object acqui
Mother Shipton's Cave
…Mother Shipton's Cave (or "Old Mother Shipton's Cave") is at Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England, near the River Nidd. Nearby is a petrifying well, also known as a dropping well. The latter is the oldest tourist attraction to charge a fee in England, and has been operated since 1630. The water of…
"Petrified" teddy bears in the waterfall at Mother Shipton's Cave. The steadily flowing water is rich in calcium carbonate and calcium sulfate, which crystallises on objects and gradually hardens them.
The petrifying well at Knaresborough, North Yorkshire