Wye Crown
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Wye Crown is a large hillside chalk figure in Kent, England, shaped like a crown and serving as a prominent local landmark overlooking the village of Wye.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wye Crown canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chalk hill figure
ⓘ
landmark ⓘ |
| access | public footpaths nearby ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Wye College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
hill figures in England
ⓘ
monuments and memorials in Kent ⓘ tourist attractions in Kent ⓘ |
| commemorates | Edward VII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratesEvent | coronation of Edward VII ⓘ |
| conservationIssues |
erosion
ⓘ
vegetation encroachment ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| createdBy | students of South Eastern Agricultural College ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
local identity emblem
ⓘ
symbol of Wye village ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 260 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| feature | cut into chalk hillside ⓘ |
| gridReference | TR055469 (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Ashford area
ⓘ
Great Stour valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Wye village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| inception | 1902 ⓘ |
| inceptionReason | commemoration of the coronation of King Edward VII ⓘ |
| landform | hillside ⓘ |
| landUseContext | chalk downland ⓘ |
| lightingStatus | not regularly illuminated ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Wye Downs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintenanceBy |
Wye community groups
ⓘ
local volunteers ⓘ |
| material | chalk ⓘ |
| near |
North Downs Way
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wye railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ village of Wye ⓘ |
| notableFor | prominent visibility across the surrounding landscape ⓘ |
| orientation | faces north ⓘ |
| overlooks | Wye, Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| shape | crown ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commemorative events
ⓘ
local celebrations ⓘ |
| visibilityFrom |
Ashford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Speed 1 rail line NERFINISHED ⓘ M20 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.