Kynaston's Cave
Today the cave is known as Kynaston's Cave, and is located at 52°46′1.78″N 2°54′46.09″W / 52.7671611°N 2.9128028°W / 52.7671611; -2.9128028. It has two rooms; he lived in one, and stabled Beelzebub in the other. The cave also featured an iron door for an entrance. This iron door is said to later have become the door for Shrewsbury gaol. There is also an engraving in the cave, which reads H.K. 1564. Although this engraving is concluded to be made by Humphrey, he was dead 30 years before the year 1564. However, he did have a Grandson, Humfridus (b.1530) who may have left the inscription.
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