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Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag
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Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag — chapel in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Knaresborough · 0.8 km
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag, you can take a train to Knaresborough station, which is 0.8 km away. Entry to the chapel is free. The postcode for sat-nav is HG5 8EE.
About
Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag is a chapel in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "chapel in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.0029°, -1.4655°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The early-fifteenth century Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag is located in an old quarry on Abbey Road beside the Nidd Gorge at Knaresborough and is an early 15th-century-chapel cut out of the sandstone of the river gorge cliff face. It is a Marian shrine on the old pilgrim's route to the now demolished Knaresborough Priory and close to the ancient stone quarry that was used for building works at Knaresborough Castle, the parish church and elsewhere. It was also once known as Quarry Chapel or Our Lady of the Quarry.
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Background
History
This Oratory Chapel, a place for prayer, was built possibly by a master mason, known as 'John the Mason' or 'John Mason', in 1408 or 1409. The chapel was recorded in a charter of King Henry IV "John Mason received from the lord a piece of waste land below the quarry with licence to excavate there beneath the quarry in order to make and hold a chapel; which he and his assigns are to have and to hold for the term of their life for an annual rent." The chapel has had several mentions by travellers over the years and was visited by pilgrims between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It has often been confused with the Holy Cross Chapel and cave of St Robert of Knaresborough that lie…
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- Coordinates
- 54.0029, -1.4655
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Knaresborough
- Postcode
- HG5 8EE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Nearest railway station
- Knaresborough — 0.8 km
- Official site
- www.facebook.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q17538178 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag?
- Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode HG5 8EE), in the parish of Knaresborough.
- What is Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag?
- Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag — chapel in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag?
- The nearest railway station is Knaresborough, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode HG5 8EE.
- Is Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag a listed building?
- Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag free to visit?
- Yes, Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag is free to enter.
- How do I get to Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag?
- The nearest railway station is Knaresborough, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HG5 8EE.