Mother Shipton’s Cave
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Mother Shipton’s Cave is a famous English tourist attraction near Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, known as one of the country’s oldest paid-entrance sites and associated with the legendary 16th-century prophetess Mother Shipton and its “petrifying” well.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mother Shipton’s Cave canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | footpaths from Knaresborough ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English folklore
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Mother Shipton NERFINISHED ⓘ Ursula Southeil NERFINISHED ⓘ prophecies of Mother Shipton ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| feature |
dripping water that coats objects with mineral deposits
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high mineral content water ⓘ limestone cliff ⓘ |
| geologicalType | limestone cave ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Mother Shipton’s birthplace cave
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museum and gift shop ⓘ petrifying well ⓘ woodland park ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
interpretive panels about folklore
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interpretive panels about geology ⓘ petrified everyday objects ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after Mother Shipton ⓘ |
| hasPart | petrifying well ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
entrance gate
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visitor facilities ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | long-established visitor attraction ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of England’s oldest paid-entrance visitor attractions
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legends about a 16th-century prophetess ⓘ petrifying well that encrusts objects with minerals ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Knaresborough
NERFINISHED
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North Yorkshire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| near |
Knaresborough Castle
NERFINISHED
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Knaresborough town centre NERFINISHED ⓘ River Nidd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingSeason | typically open to the public in main tourist season ⓘ |
| operatedAs | paid visitor attraction ⓘ |
| overlooks | River Nidd gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petrifyingWellProcess | evaporation and mineral deposition on objects ⓘ |
| region | Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
folklore studies
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local legends ⓘ tourist guidebooks ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfAssociation | since at least the 16th century ⓘ |
| touristActivity |
hanging objects in the petrifying well to be coated with minerals
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learning about Mother Shipton’s legends ⓘ viewing displays of petrified objects ⓘ walking woodland trails ⓘ |
| waterType | mineral spring ⓘ |
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