Holburn, Holburn, Northumberland, England
St Cuthbert's Cave
Approved natural sacred place assignment.
2 approved · 4 editorial holds
All physical forms
Proposed physical-form taxonomy
Natural sacred place
426 sacred places are connected through the controlled “Natural sacred place” classification; 12 already have reviewed assignments. This is a broad parent form in the taxonomy.
Approved assignments are preserved from editorial review. Proposed and low-confidence assignments are labelled on each card; none ranks sacred importance or implies visitor access.
Candelaria, España
Basilica of the Royal Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Candelaria, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
4 approved · 3 proposed · 3 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Betancuria, España
Church of the Nuestra Senora de la Peña, Vega de Rio Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
3 approved · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 3 editorial holds
El Cabaco, Castilla y León, España
Our Lady of Pena de Francia
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 1 external source · 1 editorial hold
Guingamp, Bretagne, France
Basilica of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, Guingamp
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 5 proposed · 5 below 80% confidence · 3 editorial holds
Larmor-Baden, Bretagne, France
Cairn de Gavrinis
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
3 approved · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Île de Sein, Bretagne, France
Chapelle Saint-Corentin, Île de Sein
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 4 proposed · 4 below 80% confidence · 1 editorial hold
Huelgoat, Bretagne, France
Foret de Huelgoat (Huelgoat High Forest)
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 5 proposed · 5 below 80% confidence · 3 editorial holds
Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume, Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (Var), France
Grotte de la Sainte-Baume
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 6 proposed · 6 below 80% confidence · 1 external source · 3 editorial holds
Lourdes, Occitanie, France
Grotto of Lourdes (Grotto of Massabiell)
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 editorial holds
Châtelperron, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
La Grotte des Fées
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 4 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence
Saint-Raphaël, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
La Sainte-Baume, Grotto of Mary Magdalene
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
1 approved · 5 proposed · 3 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Kutaisi, Imereti, Georgia
Bagrati Cathedral, Kutaisi
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 5 proposed · 5 below 80% confidence · 1 editorial hold
Katskhi, Imereti, Georgia
Katskhi Pillar
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 5 proposed · 5 below 80% confidence · 1 external source
Gori, Shida Kartli, Georgia
Uplistsikhe Cave Town
Approved natural sacred place assignment.
3 approved · 1 proposed · 1 below 80% confidence · 1 external source · 1 editorial hold
Owen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Burg Teck, Cave of Sybillenloch
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 3 proposed · 1 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Φάρος, Aegean, Greece
Church of Panagia Chrisopigi, Sifnos Island
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
3 approved · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 3 editorial holds
Between Skala and Chora, Patmos, Greece
Holy Cave of the Apocalypse
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 editorial holds
Patmos, South Aegean, Greece
Holy Monastery of Saint John the Theologian, Patmos
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 1 external source · 1 editorial hold
Petén, Guatemala
Altar de Sacrificios
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 4 proposed · 4 below 80% confidence · 1 editorial hold
Quiché, Guatemala
Chichicastenango
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 5 proposed · 5 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Budapest, Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Gellért Hill Cave Church
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 editorial holds
Maharashtra, India
Ajanta caves, Maharashtra
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 4 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 1 editorial hold
Jammu and Kashmir, India
Baba Dhansar, Jammu
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
1 approved · 5 proposed · 3 below 80% confidence
Madhya Pradesh, India
Bada Mahadev Temple, Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
1 approved · 4 proposed · 4 below 80% confidence · 3 editorial holds
Karnataka, India
Badami Cave Temples, Badami, Karnataka
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 4 proposed · 4 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Uttarakhand, India
Bedini Kund Sacred Lake, Bedini Bugyal, Uttarakhand
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 3 editorial holds
Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India
Bhartrihari Caves, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 4 editorial holds
Madhya Pradesh, India
Chouragarh Temple, Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
1 approved · 4 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 4 editorial holds
Uttarakhand, India
Dodital Sacred Lake, Uttarakhand
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
1 approved · 2 proposed · 2 editorial holds
Maharashtra, India
Ellora caves, Maharashtra
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 5 proposed · 5 below 80% confidence · 1 external source · 2 editorial holds
Tamil Nadu, India
Gandhamadhana Parvatham, Rameshvaram, Tamil Nadu
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
1 approved · 4 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 4 editorial holds
Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
Govardhan Hill, Jatipura, Uttar Pradesh
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
1 approved · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Madhya Pradesh, India
Gupt Mahadev Temple, Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
1 approved · 4 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 4 editorial holds
Odisha, India
Gupteswar Temple, Odisha
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
1 approved · 4 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Haridwār, Uttarakhand, India
Har Ki Pauri, Haridwar, Uttarakhand
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
1 approved · 5 proposed · 5 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Madhya Pradesh, India
Kamadgiri Hill & Kamthanath Temple, Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
1 approved · 4 proposed · 4 below 80% confidence · 5 editorial holds
West Bengal, India
Kapil Muni Jyotir Linga Shiva temple, Sagar Island, West Bengal
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
1 approved · 4 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
1 approved · 4 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Uttarakhand, India
Kedarnath Temple, Uttarakhand
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
1 approved · 4 proposed · 4 below 80% confidence · 3 editorial holds
Gangtok, Sikkim, India
Lake Tsomgo
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed
Karnataka, India
Maalekallu Tirupathi Hill Temple, Arasikere, Karnataka
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 4 proposed · 4 below 80% confidence · 5 editorial holds
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 4 proposed · 4 below 80% confidence · 5 editorial holds
Uttarakhand, India
Mahavatar Babaji Cave, Dwarahat Range, Uttarakhand
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
1 approved · 3 proposed · 1 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Bihar, India
Mandar Hill, Bausi, Bihar
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
1 approved · 4 proposed · 4 below 80% confidence · 3 editorial holds
Himachal Pradesh, India
Manimahesh Kailash Peak, Himachal Pradesh
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
1 approved · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 1 editorial hold
Himachal Pradesh, India
Mantalai Lake, Himachal Pradesh
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 3 proposed · 1 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India
Mata Shri Naina Devi Temple, Naina Devi, Himachal Pradesh
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 4 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 3 editorial holds
Kecamatan Rendang, Bali, Indonesia
Besakih temple
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 4 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 3 editorial holds
Jawa Timur, Indonesia
Candi Belahan, Java
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 4 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 5 editorial holds
Kedungudi, Jawa Timur, Indonesia
Candi Jolotundo, Java
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 5 proposed · 3 below 80% confidence · 5 editorial holds
Jawa Tengah, Indonesia
Dieng Plateau
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 4 proposed · 4 below 80% confidence · 3 editorial holds
Kedungudi, Jawa Timur, Indonesia
Mount Penanggungan, Java
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 1 external source · 2 editorial holds
Kota Magelang, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia
Mount Tidar, Java
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 1 external source · 1 editorial hold
Navan, County Meath, Ireland
Hill of Tara
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 7 proposed · 7 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Loughnavalley, County Westmeath, Ireland
Hill of Uisnech
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 3 editorial holds
County Meath, County Meath, Ireland
Hill of Ward
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 1 external source · 1 editorial hold
Ballyvourney, County Cork, Ireland
St Gobnait's well (Ballyvourney)
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 1 editorial hold