Nottingham cave system
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The Nottingham cave system is an extensive network of man‑made sandstone caves beneath the city of Nottingham, historically used for housing, industry, and storage and now a notable archaeological and tourist site.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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cave system ⓘ man-made caves ⓘ |
| composition | man-made sandstone caves ⓘ |
| country |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| earliestEvidenceOfUse |
medieval period
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possibly Anglo-Saxon period ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfCaves | over 800 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
City of Caves
NERFINISHED
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King David’s Dungeon NERFINISHED ⓘ Mortimer’s Hole NERFINISHED ⓘ Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem caves NERFINISHED ⓘ caves beneath Broadmarsh ⓘ caves beneath Nottingham Castle ⓘ caves under Derby Road ⓘ caves under Drury Hill (largely destroyed) ⓘ caves under Peel Street ⓘ caves under the Lace Market ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn | city of Nottingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUnder | Nottingham city centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Nottingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Nottingham City Council (in part) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| notablePeriodOfExpansion |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ medieval period ⓘ |
| openToPublic | partly ⓘ |
| partOf | historic environment of Nottingham ⓘ |
| significance |
important record of Nottingham’s social and industrial history
ⓘ
largest known concentration of man-made caves in Britain ⓘ |
| surveyedBy | Nottingham Caves Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surveyMethod | 3D laser scanning ⓘ |
| touristAccessPoint |
City of Caves visitor attraction
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Nottingham Castle tours ⓘ |
| usedAs | World War II air-raid shelters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air-raid shelters
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archaeological research ⓘ brewing ⓘ cellars ⓘ defence ⓘ housing ⓘ industry ⓘ refuge ⓘ storage ⓘ tanning ⓘ tourism ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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