Reigate Caves

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Reigate Caves are a network of historic man-made sandstone tunnels and chambers beneath the town of Reigate in Surrey, England, once used for purposes such as sand mining, storage, and wartime shelter.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Reigate Caves Trust 2
Reigate Caves canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cave complex
historic site
man-made underground structure
tourist attraction
conservationStatus protected historic site
country England
hasAccessPoint Tunnel Road, Reigate
hasFeature carved passages
chambers
sandstone pillars
tunnels
hasInterpretiveDisplays true
hasLighting installed for tours
hasPart Barons Cave
East Side Caves
West Side Caves
heritageDesignation scheduled monument
historicalPeriod medieval period
historicalUse World War II air-raid shelter
quarrying of Reigate Stone
storage of goods
locatedIn England
Surrey
United Kingdom
location Reigate
managedBy Reigate Caves self-linksurface differs
surface form: Reigate Caves Trust
material sandstone
near Reigate
surface form: Reigate town centre
notableFor association with Reigate’s sand mining industry
extensive man-made sandstone workings
use as wartime shelters
openToPublic true
operatedBy Reigate Caves self-linksurface differs
surface form: Reigate Caves Trust
partOf heritage of Reigate
region South East England
safetyMeasures guided access and barriers
subjectOf archaeological interest
local history tours
subterranean true
touristSeason selected open days
typicalAccess guided tour only
use guided tours
sand mining
storage
tourist visits
wartime air-raid shelter

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Reigate hasLandmark Reigate Caves
Reigate Caves managedBy Reigate Caves self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Reigate Caves Trust
Reigate Caves operatedBy Reigate Caves self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Reigate Caves Trust