Mountains & hills · Yorkshire & the Humber
Saint Roberts Cave, Also Called Saint Roberts Chapel, Approximately 120 Metres South West Of Grimbald Bridge
Saint Roberts Cave, Also Called Saint Roberts Chapel, Approximately 120 Metres South West Of Grimbald Bridge — architectural structure in Knaresborough, Harrogate, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Knaresborough · 1.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Saint Roberts Cave, Also Called Saint Roberts Chapel, Approximately 120 Metres South West Of Grimbald Bridge is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "architectural structure in Knaresborough, Harrogate, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.9996°, -1.4508°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The early 13th century St Robert's Cave and Chapel of the Holy Cross, also known with variants such as St Robert's Chapel and Chapel of the Holy Rood, are located on Abbey Road beside the River Nidd in its gorge at Knaresborough. Once inhabited by Robert of Knaresborough, the cave is a rare example of a medieval hermitage cut out of the magnesian limestone river gorge with a domestic area externally and the chapel of the Holy Cross which originally housed the saint's grave. The trustees of the site are the monks of Ampleforth Abbey and in 1989 the Harrogate Museums Service carried out excavations after clearing the site.
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Background
History
William de Stuteville, the Constable of Knaresborough Castle granted St Robert the piece of land on which the cave and chapel were built. erroneously as 'St Roberts Chapel'. The aforementioned chapel has been much confused with the Holy Cross Chapel and cave of Knaresborough.
Description
Around 500 hermitages are recorded however the locations of very few are known. St Robert's Cave is a very rare surviving example of a medieval hermitage, that includes a living area. The assemblage of St Robert's Cave and the Chapel of the Holy Cross is unique.
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- Coordinates
- 53.9996, -1.4508
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Knaresborough
- Postcode
- HG5 8LA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Nearest railway station
- Knaresborough — 1.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17536140 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Robert's Cave and Chapel of the Holy Cross (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Holy Cross chapel, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Saint Roberts Cave, Also Called Saint Roberts Chapel, Approximately 120 Metres South West Of Grimbald Bridge?
- Saint Roberts Cave, Also Called Saint Roberts Chapel, Approximately 120 Metres South West Of Grimbald Bridge is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode HG5 8LA), in the parish of Knaresborough.
- Is Saint Roberts Cave, Also Called Saint Roberts Chapel, Approximately 120 Metres South West Of Grimbald Bridge a listed building?
- Saint Roberts Cave, Also Called Saint Roberts Chapel, Approximately 120 Metres South West Of Grimbald Bridge is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Saint Roberts Cave, Also Called Saint Roberts Chapel, Approximately 120 Metres South West Of Grimbald Bridge free to visit?
- Yes, Saint Roberts Cave, Also Called Saint Roberts Chapel, Approximately 120 Metres South West Of Grimbald Bridge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Saint Roberts Cave, Also Called Saint Roberts Chapel, Approximately 120 Metres South West Of Grimbald Bridge?
- The nearest railway station is Knaresborough, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HG5 8LA.