Dragon Hill
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Dragon Hill is a small, flat-topped chalk mound in Oxfordshire, England, steeped in legend—particularly the tale that it is where Saint George slew the dragon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dragon Hill canonical | 4 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
hill ⓘ |
| access | public footpath ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian legend
ⓘ
English folklore ⓘ Saint George NERFINISHED ⓘ dragon-slaying legend ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | linked to the legend of England’s patron saint ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 140 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| environment | chalk grassland surroundings ⓘ |
| geologicalComposition | chalk ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | name derived from dragon legend ⓘ |
| hasFeature | bare patch of chalk on summit ⓘ |
| hasLegend | site where Saint George slew the dragon ⓘ |
| hasMyth | grass never grows where the dragon’s blood fell ⓘ |
| hasShape | roughly rectangular summit ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Berkshire Downs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ridgeway National Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| landformType | chalk downland feature ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oxfordshire
ⓘ
Uffington civil parish NERFINISHED ⓘ Vale of White Horse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Uffington Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uffington White Horse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Trust ⓘ |
| near |
The Ridgeway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
White Horse Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Uffington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wantage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Uffington White Horse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vale of White Horse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownership | National Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | North Wessex Downs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedArea | North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation | patron saint of England ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfLegend | medieval period (attribution of St George legend) ⓘ |
| topographicFeature | flat-topped mound ⓘ |
| tourismCategory |
folklore-related site
ⓘ
heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| usedFor |
recreation
ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ walking ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.