humble3d Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 700-year-old Knights Templar cave complex Hidden caves of the mysterious Knights Templar revealed A rabbit hole in the UK conceals the entrance to an incredible cave complex linked to the mysterious Knights Templar. New photos show the remarkable Caynton Caves network, which looks like something out of the movie “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.” The shadowy Knights Templar order is said to have used the caves. The Sun reports that the caves are hidden beneath a farmer’s field in Shropshire. The site was visited by photographer Michael Scott after he saw a video of the caves online. “I traipsed over a field to find it, but if you didn’t know it was there you would just walk right past it,” Scott said. Once inside, Scott encountered arches, walkways, and carved niches. He described the caves as cramped, noting that anyone nearing six-feet tall has to bend down inside the complex. “I had to crouch down and once I was in it was completely silent,” he said. “There were a few spiders in there but that was it. It might look like an ordinary rabbits hole, but this tunnel unearths a stunning CAVE. The unassuming hole reveals a cave which is hidden less than a metre beneath a farmers field. The untouched caves, in Shropshire, date back 700 years when they were used by the Knights Templars - a medieval religious order that fought in the Crusades. Photographer Michael Scott, from Birmingham, set out in search of the historical wonder after seeing a video of it online. Said to be 700 years old, the caves have been long been linked to the Knights Templar – a Catholic military order that played a key role during the Crusades. Named after Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, where the order was based, the order was founded in 1119 protect pilgrims visiting the Holy Land. With the loss of the Holy Land, the Templars’ military influence waned, although they still held great economic sway in medieval Europe. In 1307 the French King Philip IV, who wanted to wipe out his debts to the order, launched a plot to bring the Knights Templar down. Many Templars were arrested on charges including heresy and dozens were later burned at the stake. It might look like an ordinary rabbits hole, but this tunnel unearths a stunning CAVE. The unassuming hole reveals a cave which is hidden less than a metre beneath a farmers field. The untouched caves, in Shropshire, date back 700 years when they were used by the Knights Templars - a medieval religious order that fought in the Crusades. The caves had been closed for a number of years before Scott’s visit. Black magic ceremonies reportedly forced the owners to seal up the entrance to the caves in 2012. While some people believe the caves are 700 years old, others think that the complex was carved out by followers of the Templars in the 17th century. http://www.foxnews.com/science/2017/03/07/rabbit-hole-leads-to-incredible-700-year-old-knights-templar-cave-complex.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha&Omega666 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 THX so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Rahl Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Thanks, humble3d. Very interesting read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc71520 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 On 21/3/2017 at 0:20 PM, humble3d said: In 1307 the French King Philip IV, who wanted to wipe out his debts to the order https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Knights_Templar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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