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.

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Dragon Hill canonical 4

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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

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Uffington White Horse nearby Dragon Hill
Uffington hasNearbyPrehistoricSite Dragon Hill
Uffington Castle locatedNear Dragon Hill
White Horse Hill hasFeature Dragon Hill