Saint Robert's Cave, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
St. Robert's Cave is an artificially made cave. It is hollowed out of a limestone cliff on the north bank of the River Nidd. It is associated with the legendary hermit Robert Flower (1160-1218). Robert's brother, Walter, was Mayor of York and he sent craftsmen to build a chapel of hewn stone in honour of the Holy Cross. It was also to have a house where Robert might receive pilgrims and the poor.
