Ley Tunnel
Mysterious tunnels or "secret passages" are a common element of the local folklore tradition in the United Kingdom and the European continent. In Norwegian a secret tunnel-like passage is called a "lønngang" (lønn = "hidden / secret", and gang = passage) and in Swedish a "lönngång". Such tunnels are said to physically link prominent places such as country houses, castles, churches, ancient monuments and other, often medieval, buildings.
Legends about the existence of secret tunnels usually involve improbably long subterranean passages, sometimes running under major obstacles such as rivers and lakes to reach their destinations. Religious buildings, monks and the landed gentry are particularly common elements in many tunnel stories.
It is unlikely that many of the recorded tunnels exist physically, for this is a characteristic of their very nature; their significance lies in why so many similar legends of tunnels have arisen and in connection with the more esoteric notions of channels or paths of earth energy, and such.
Read more about Ley Tunnel: The Origins of Secret Passage Myths, Subterranean Passages, See Also, References
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