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 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
hill
access public footpath
associatedWith Christian legend
English folklore
Saint George
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
Ridgeway National Trail
heritageDesignation Scheduled Monument
landformType chalk downland feature
locatedIn Oxfordshire
Uffington civil parish
linked to: Uffington

Vale of White Horse
locatedNear Uffington Castle
Uffington White Horse
managedBy National Trust
near The Ridgeway
White Horse Hill
nearbySettlement Uffington
Wantage
overlooks Uffington White Horse
Vale of White Horse
ownership National Trust
partOf North Wessex Downs
protectedArea North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
linked to: North Wessex Downs
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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