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Alderley Edge
Cheshire, England
According to a local tradition, in the ground below the great outcrop
of sandstone, known as the Edge, there is a cave in which Arthur and his
knights lie sleeping. The story goes that a farmer was on his way to market
at the nearby town of Macclesfield when he was stopped by an old man who
offered to buy the white horse he was planning to sell. Refusing the low
offer, the farmer rode on. Despite much interest, no one bought the horse
at the market. On the way back, the same mysterious man appeared and this
time the farmer accepted the offer. Leading him to the hillside, the old
man laid a hand on some rocks, which opened to reveal iron gates at an
entrance into the hill. Within the hill, the astonished farmer saw the
great king and his knights, together with their mounts, asleep in a vast
cavern. The horse was for one of the knights, and the farmer received a
bag of gold for it before he fled, hearing the gates clang shut behind
him.
Above Alderley Edge is a bearded, weather-beaten face. Under
it is written, Drink of this and take thy fill, for the water falls by
the wizard's will.
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