Creswell Crags

Summary

Creswell Crags is a cave with prehistoric art^[1]. It draws 1,323 Wikipedia views per month (cave_with_prehistoric_art category, ranking #8 of 52).^[2]

Key Facts

• Creswell Crags is located in Elmton with Creswell^[3].
• Creswell Crags is located in Whitwell^[4].
• Creswell Crags is located in Holbeck^[5].
• Creswell Crags is in the country of United Kingdom^[6].
• Creswell Crags's instance of is recorded as cave with prehistoric art^[7].
• Creswell Crags's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[8].
• Creswell Crags's Commons category is recorded as Creswell Crags^[9].
• Creswell Crags comprises Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge, including Boat House Cave and Church Hole Cave^[10].
• Creswell Crags comprises Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge including Pinhole Cave, Mother Grundy's Parlour and Robin Hood's Cave^[11].
• Creswell Crags's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.2612, 'lon': -1.19793}^[12].
• Creswell Crags's described by source is recorded as Subterranea Britannica^[13].
• Creswell Crags's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument^[14].
• Creswell Crags's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[15].
• Creswell Crags's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iii)^[16].
• Creswell Crags's historic county is recorded as Nottinghamshire^[17].
• Creswell Crags's historic county is recorded as Derbyshire^[18].

Body

Geography

Creswell Crags is in the country of United Kingdom^[6]. Located in include Elmton with Creswell^[3], a civil parish^[19], in United Kingdom^[20]; Whitwell^[4], a village^[21], in United Kingdom^[22]; and Holbeck^[5], a village^[23], in United Kingdom^[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include cave with prehistoric art^[7] and archaeological site^[8]. Heritage statuses include scheduled monument^[14] and Tentative World Heritage Site^[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Creswell Crags include Creswellian culture^[25], an archaeological culture^[26], in United Kingdom^[27].

Why It Matters

Creswell Crags draws 1,323 Wikipedia views per month (cave_with_prehistoric_art category, ranking #8 of 52).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Entities named for it include Creswellian culture^[25], an archaeological culture^[26], in United Kingdom^[27].