Castle Rock

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Castle Rock is a prominent sandstone outcrop in Nottingham, England, historically significant as the elevated site on which Nottingham Castle was built.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Castle Rock canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rock formation ⓘ
sandstone outcrop ⓘ
country England ⓘ
elevationAboveSurroundings prominent elevated site ⓘ
geologicalAge Triassic sandstone ⓘ
geologicalType sedimentary rock ⓘ
hasCulturalAssociation local legends and stories connected with Nottingham Castle ⓘ
hasFeature caves and tunnels in the sandstone ⓘ
sheer cliffs on some sides ⓘ
hasHeritageValue important historic landscape feature of Nottingham ⓘ
hasStructureOnTop Nottingham Castle ⓘ
historicalSignificance site of Nottingham Castle ⓘ
knownFor association with the history of Nottingham Castle ⓘ
dramatic cliff face beneath Nottingham Castle ⓘ
locatedIn East Midlands ⓘ
Nottingham ⓘ
Nottinghamshire ⓘ
locatedOn north bank of the River Trent ⓘ
material sandstone ⓘ
overlooks city of Nottingham ⓘ
linked to: Nottingham

historic town centre of Nottingham ⓘ
partOf Nottingham Castle estate ⓘ
linked to: Nottingham Castle
proximityTo Nottingham city centre ⓘ
linked to: Nottingham

The Park Estate, Nottingham ⓘ
region central Nottingham ⓘ
supports medieval and later fortifications of Nottingham Castle ⓘ
toponymy name refers to its use as the rock of the castle ⓘ
touristAttractionStatus forms part of the Nottingham Castle visitor experience ⓘ
usedFor defensive stronghold site ⓘ
strategic lookout point ⓘ
visibleFrom many parts of Nottingham city centre ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Nottingham Castle → locatedOn → Castle Rock ⓘ
Argyle Battery → locatedOn → Castle Rock ⓘ
Valley of Rocks → hasFeature → Castle Rock ⓘ