The Bell Witch Cave is a

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cave located in

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, near where the Bell Farm once stood. The cave is approximately 490 feet (150 m) long. The cave is privately owned, and tours are given during the summer months and in October. This cave has been associated with the haunting of the

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, a period during which the Bell family was allegedly haunted by an entity now referred to as the "Bell Witch." The cave is located on property once owned by the Bell family. Many believe that when the witch departed the family, she fled to the sanctuary of this cave. In the particular legend in which the cave is featured, young Betsy Bell and some of her friends had gone to explore the cave. While they were there, one of the boys crawled into a hole and became stuck. A voice cried out, "I'll get him out!" The boy felt hands grasping his feet, and he was pulled out of the hole. The supposed entity (still invisible), then gave the young explorers a lecture on reckless cave exploring. According to

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Brian Dunning, while the cave is close to the Bell family homestead, it did not play any role in the original Bell Witch stories. The alleged cave adventures by the Bell children were created and written many years after the event.

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* - Official site * - Information about the Bell Witch story and the cave. * - Cool Video Caves of Tennessee Show caves in the United States Limestone caves Landforms of Robertson County, Tennessee American witchcraft National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee Tourist attractions in Robertson County, Tennessee Reportedly haunted locations in Tennessee National Register of Historic Places in Robertson County, Tennessee Tennessee folklore {{RobertsonCountyTN-geo-stub