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The Wantley Dragon was reputed to live near Wharncliffe Chase. His slaying by More of More Hall prompted a 1685 satirical ballad. The story tells the tale of how More, of More Hall, slays a troublesome dragon which lives on Wharncliffe crags. The legend was mentioned by Sir Walter Scott in the opening chapter of Ivanhoe, "Here haunted of yore the fabulous Dragon of Wantley".