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The Legend of
the Witch - and her Kitchen (Chamber 1)
The legend has it
that during the Dark Ages an old woman who kept a dog and
some goats lived alone in the caves. Everything that went
wrong in the village was blamed on her.
The local people
believed she was a witch who cast spells and caused misfortunes.
Eventually, the people sought the help of the Abbot at nearby
Glastonbury Abbey.
He sent a monk called
Father Bernard to exorcise the witch’s spirit. He entered
the cave armed only with a bible and a candle. In the faint
light Father Bernard saw the witch stooping over her cooking
pot.
He tried to talk
to her, but, screaming curses and casting spells, the witch
fled deeper into the cave down a narrow passageway called
Hell’s Ladder. The brave monk followed her and they met again
in the shadowy depths of an inner cavern.
Quickly, Father
Bernard scooped up a handful of water from the river, blessed
it and threw it over the witch.
She turned instantly
to stone and her frozen figure remains in this cavern - known
as The Witch’s Kitchen - to this day.
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