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DEEPDALE CAVE. 



large and very conspicuous portal of the cave we are about to 

 consider. But before doing this, the visitor should explore the 

 upper parts of the valley. After two more minor bends — a right 

 one and a left— the valley forks, the one branch proceeding due 



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south, and the other south-west. The former of these is known 

 as Horse-shoe Dale, and it dies out about a mile hence in the 

 vicinity of the main road from Ashbourne to Buxton. Along the 

 bottom of this branch is a footpath to King's Sterndale called 

 the Priest Way— why, I cannot say ; but the name is suggestive 



