Creswell Crags
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Creswell Crags is an enclosed limestone gorge on the border between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, England, near the villages of Creswell and Whitwell. The cliffs in the ravine contain several caves that were occupied during the last ice age, between around 43,000 and 10,000 years ago. Its caves contain the northernmost cave art in Europe. Creswell Crags forms part of the Welbeck Estate. It is a Scheduled monument and a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
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Conisbrough Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
British air defence bunker -
Rotherham County Borough Control ⓘ
civil defence centre in -
Ash Tree Cave ⓘ
cave in Whitwell, Derbyshire, England, UK -
Creswell Crags ⓘ
limestone gorge on the border between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, England -
Cumberland Cavern ⓘ
cave in the Peak District, UK -
Dead Man's Cave, Anston ⓘ
cave in North and South Anston, South Yorkshire, England, UK -
Devonshire Cavern ⓘ
cave in the Peak District, UK -
Dido's Cave ⓘ
cave in the Peak District, UK -
Dumble Hole Swallet ⓘ
cave in the Peak District, UK -
Fern Cave ⓘ
cave in the Peak District, UK -
Gentlewoman's Pipe Climbing Shaft ⓘ
cave in the Peak District, UK -
Great Masson Cavern ⓘ
cave in United Kingdom -
Great Rutland Cavern ⓘ
cave in Derbyshire, United Kingdom -
Grotto ⓘ
grotto in Welbeck, Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, England, UK -
Grotto And Retaining Walls 60 Metres South Of Wallingwells Hall And East Of The Lake ⓘ
grotto in Wallingwells, Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, England, UK -
Grotto In Arboretum ⓘ
grotto in Chatsworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK -
Harveydale Quarry Tubes ⓘ
cave in the Peak District, UK -
Herne Hill Cave 1 ⓘ
cave in Yorkshire, UK -
Jug Holes ⓘ
cave in the Peak District, UK -
Langwith Cave ⓘ
cave in Langwith, Derbyshire, England, UK -
Robin Hood's Cave ⓘ
cave in Derbyshire, UK -
Rutland Cavern ⓘ
cave in the Peak District, UK -
Yatestoop Sough ⓘ
cave in the Peak District, UK -
The Grotto ⓘ
grotto in Clumber and Hardwick, Bassetlaw, England, UK -
Aldwarke Main Colliery ⓘ
abandoned English coal mine -
Barnburgh Main Colliery ⓘ
former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England -
Bestwood Colliery ⓘ
former coal mine in Nottinghamshire, England -
Bevercotes Colliery ⓘ
coal mine in the UK -
Bilsthorpe Colliery ⓘ
coal mine in the UK -
Birley Collieries ⓘ
former collieries in South Yorkshire, England -
Brookhouse Colliery ⓘ
former coal mine in South Yorkshire -
Cadeby Main Colliery ⓘ
coal mine in the UK -
Cawdor Quarry ⓘ
Disused quarry in Derbyshire, England -
Cliff Quarry ⓘ
quarry in Crich, Derbyshire, England, UK -
Clipstone Colliery ⓘ
coal mine in Nottinghamshire, England -
Dinnington Main Colliery ⓘ
former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England -
Fence Colliery ⓘ
English, Victorian-era coal mine in South Yorkshire -
Harry Crofts Colliery ⓘ
former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England -
Harworth Colliery ⓘ
coal mine in Nottinghamshire, England -
High Hazels Colliery ⓘ
former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England -
Kilnhurst Colliery ⓘ
former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England -
Maltby Main Colliery ⓘ
coal mine on the edge of Maltby in South Yorkshire, England -
Manton Colliery ⓘ
coal mine in the UK -
Manvers Main Colliery ⓘ
former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England -
New Stubbin Colliery ⓘ
former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England -
North Staveley Colliery ⓘ
former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England -
Northern Dale lead mines ⓘ
mine in South Darley, United Kingdom -
Nunnery Colliery ⓘ
former coal mine -
Orgreave Colliery ⓘ
coal mine in South Yorkshire, England -
Pleasley Colliery ⓘ
former coal mine near Pleasley, Derbyshire, England, UK
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Rother Vale Collieries ⓘ
former collieries in South Yorkshire, England -
Rotherham Main Colliery ⓘ
former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England -
Roundwood Colliery ⓘ
former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England -
Rufford Colliery ⓘ
coal mine in Nottinghamshire, England -
Shireoaks Colliery ⓘ
coal mine in the UK -
Silverwood Colliery ⓘ
former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England -
Steetley Colliery ⓘ
British former colliery -
Sutton Colliery ⓘ
coal mine in the UK -
The former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen Engine ⓘ
colliery in Elsecar, South Yorkshire, England, UK -
Thoresby Colliery ⓘ
coal mine in the UK -
Thurcroft Colliery ⓘ
Yorkshire coal mine -
Tinsley Park Collieries ⓘ
former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England -
Treeton Colliery ⓘ
former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England -
Waleswood Colliery ⓘ
former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England -
Warren House Colliery ⓘ
former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England -
Warren Vale Colliery ⓘ
former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England -
Wath Main Colliery ⓘ
former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England -
Yorkshire Main Colliery ⓘ
former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England -
Brinsley Colliery ⓘ
coal mine in the UK -
Kiveton Park Colliery ⓘ
former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England -
Peak District Mining Museum ⓘ
mining museum in Matlock Bath, England, United Kingdom -
Winding House And Headstocks At Bestwood Colliery ⓘ
architectural structure in Bestwood Village, Gedling, England, UK -
National Mining Museum, Lound Hall ⓘ
closed mining museum in Retford, England, UK -
Bilsthorpe Heritage Museum ⓘ
museum in Bilsthorpe, England, United Kingdom -
Alfreton Tunnels ⓘ
railway tunnel in the UK -
Bolsover Tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in the UK -
Boughton Brake Tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in the UK -
Bradway Tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in the UK -
Broomhouse Tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in the UK -
Butterley Tunnel ⓘ
canal tunnel in the UK -
Butterley Works blast furnaces, canal tunnel and underground wharf ⓘ
canal tunnel in Ripley, Amber Valley, England, UK -
Chesterfield Tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in the UK -
Clarborough Tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in the UK -
Clay Cross Tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel on Midland Main Line in United Kingdom -
Duckmanton Tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in the UK -
Fritchley Tunnel ⓘ
disused railway tunnel in Derbyshire, England -
Kirkby Tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in the UK -
Meerbrook sough portal 380m south west of Leashaw Farm ⓘ
Outlet from Meerbrook sough -
Norwood Tunnel ⓘ
Chesterfield Canal, Derbyshire / South Yorkshire, England -
Rowthorn Tunnel ⓘ
former railway tunnel in the UK -
Spinkhill Tunnel ⓘ
Railway tunnel in Derbyshire, England -
Toadmoor Tunnel ⓘ
Railway tunnel in Derbyshire, England -
Totley Tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel on the Hope Valley line in England -
Wingfield Tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in the UK
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George Stubbs - The Marquess of Rockingham's Arabian Stallion (led by a Groom at Creswell Crags) - Google Art Project
George Stubbs - Two Gentlemen Going a Shooting, with a View of Creswell Crags, Taken on the Spot - Google Art Project
Stubbs Two gentlemen going a shooting
Some other caves in Creswell Crags
Caves Creswell Crags
Creswell Crags and Crags Pond
Creswell Crags - Entering the Gorge
Swans and cygnets at Creswell Crags
Creswell Crags
Creswell Crags and Crag Lake| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| link | page | Cultural Inventory page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Tentative World Heritage Site page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Subterranea Britannica page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | bunker | Conisbrough Anti-Aircraft Operations Room | Royal Air Force, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Rotherham County Borough Control | civil defense center | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Ash Tree Cave | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Creswell Crags | cave with prehistoric art, archaeological site | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Cumberland Cavern | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Dead Man's Cave, Anston | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Devonshire Cavern | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Dido's Cave | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Dumble Hole Swallet | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Fern Cave | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Gentlewoman's Pipe Climbing Shaft | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Great Masson Cavern | show cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Great Rutland Cavern | show cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Grotto | grotto | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Grotto And Retaining Walls 60 Metres South Of Wallingwells Hall And East Of The Lake | grotto | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Grotto In Arboretum | grotto | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Harveydale Quarry Tubes | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Herne Hill Cave 1 | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Jug Holes | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Langwith Cave | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Robin Hood's Cave | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Rutland Cavern | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Yatestoop Sough | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | 1765 | The Grotto | grotto | Wikidata |
| site | mine | Aldwarke Main Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Barnburgh Main Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Bestwood Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Bevercotes Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Bilsthorpe Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Birley Collieries | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Brookhouse Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Cadeby Main Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Cawdor Quarry | quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Cliff Quarry | quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Clipstone Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Dinnington Main Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Fence Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Harry Crofts Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Harworth Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | High Hazels Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Kilnhurst Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Maltby Main Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Manton Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Manvers Main Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | New Stubbin Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | North Staveley Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Northern Dale lead mines | lead mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Nunnery Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Orgreave Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Pleasley Colliery | mining museum, coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Rother Vale Collieries | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Rotherham Main Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Roundwood Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Rufford Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Shireoaks Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Silverwood Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Steetley Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Sutton Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | The former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen Engine | Newcomen atmospheric engine, coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Thoresby Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Thurcroft Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Tinsley Park Collieries | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Treeton Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Waleswood Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Warren House Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Warren Vale Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Wath Main Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Yorkshire Main Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | 1842 | Brinsley Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata |
| site | mine | 1864 | Kiveton Park Colliery | coal mine | Wikidata |
| site | museum | Peak District Mining Museum | independent museum, mining museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Winding House And Headstocks At Bestwood Colliery | mining museum, architectural structure | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1976 | National Mining Museum, Lound Hall | defunct museum, mining museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2014 | Bilsthorpe Heritage Museum | independent museum, mining museum | Wikidata |
| site | tunnel | Alfreton Tunnels | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Bolsover Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Boughton Brake Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Bradway Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Broomhouse Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Butterley Tunnel | canal tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Butterley Works blast furnaces, canal tunnel and underground wharf | canal tunnel, blast furnace | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Chesterfield Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Clarborough Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Clay Cross Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Duckmanton Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Fritchley Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Kirkby Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Meerbrook sough portal 380m south west of Leashaw Farm | sough | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Norwood Tunnel | canal tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Rowthorn Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Spinkhill Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Toadmoor Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Totley Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Wingfield Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | George Stubbs - The Marquess of Rockingham's Arabian Stallion (led by a Groom at Creswell Crags) - Google Art Project | Commons | ||
| commons | image | George Stubbs - Two Gentlemen Going a Shooting, with a View of Creswell Crags, Taken on the Spot - Google Art Project | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Stubbs Two gentlemen going a shooting | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Some other caves in Creswell Crags | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Caves Creswell Crags | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Creswell Crags and Crags Pond | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Creswell Crags - Entering the Gorge | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Swans and cygnets at Creswell Crags | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Creswell Crags | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Creswell Crags and Crag Lake | Commons | ||
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