Hole of Horcum

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The Hole of Horcum is a dramatic natural amphitheatre-like hollow in the North York Moors of England, famed for its striking scenery and associated local legends.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Hole of Horcum canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf natural amphitheatre ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
valley ⓘ
accessibleVia A169 road NERFINISHED ⓘ
category Landforms of North Yorkshire ⓘ
Tourist attractions in North Yorkshire ⓘ
Valleys of North Yorkshire ⓘ
conservationStatus protected landscape within national park ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
depth approximately 120 metres ⓘ
drainage small streams flowing towards the River Derwent basin ⓘ
elevation approximately 200 metres above sea level at rim ⓘ
formedBy landslip erosion ⓘ
geologicalAge Jurassic ⓘ
geology Jurassic sandstone and shale ⓘ
hasFeature grassland floor ⓘ
heather-covered slopes ⓘ
moorland vegetation ⓘ
steep valley sides ⓘ
hasLegend Wade the Giant scooping out earth to throw at his wife ⓘ
hasNearbyFeature Levisham Moor ⓘ
linked to: Urra Moor

Saltergate ⓘ
hasScenicViewOf North York Moors plateau ⓘ
linked to: North York Moors
hasTrail circular walking routes ⓘ
hasVegetation bracken ⓘ
heather ⓘ
rough grassland ⓘ
knownFor dramatic scenery ⓘ
local legends ⓘ
natural amphitheatre-like shape ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
North York Moors ⓘ
North Yorkshire ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
managedBy North York Moors National Park Authority ⓘ
linked to: North York Moors
near Levisham ⓘ
Pickering ⓘ
partOf North York Moors National Park ⓘ
linked to: North York Moors
popularFor hiking ⓘ
landscape photography ⓘ
walking ⓘ
region Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ
usedFor nature observation ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
viewpoint A169 roadside car park ⓘ
width approximately 1.2 kilometres across ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North York Moors → containsAttraction → Hole of Horcum ⓘ
Levisham → near → Hole of Horcum ⓘ
Saltergate → overlooks → Hole of Horcum ⓘ
Saltergate → hasScenicViewOf → Hole of Horcum ⓘ
Saltergate → hasNearbyAttraction → Hole of Horcum ⓘ