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Robin Hood's Stone. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-05-27. Revised by … Record … connected with it which may be met with in [Lionel] Charlton, [The History of Whitby, and of Whitby Abbey (1779), Charlton, Lionel 1779a, p. 146. ] p. 146. Both stones have now … and are, I was informed, set up again near the enclosing fence of the Field in which they stood. Almost beyond question, like the other monoliths of the … or 'explaining' the presence of these stones, see the page on the place-name Robin Hood's Stone (Whitby Laithes). According to Colin Platt, Robin Hood's Stone, 'an important close of pasture' at the Whitby …

From north to south: Whitby Abbey, the Robin Hood-related places at Whitby Laithes, Robin Hood's Bay, and Robin Hood's Butts (Ravenscar). Of the Whitby Laithes localities only Little John's Stone is (visibly) indicated, but you can zoom in using the scroll wheel on you mouse to see Little John's Field, Robin Hood's Field, and Robin Hood's Stone indicated as well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-05-28. Revised by … death in 1211. Charlton, Lionel 1779a, pp. 144, 147, 155. For his account of Robin Hood, Lionel Charlton drew on chronicle passages on the outlaw, local traditions, Records, and no doubt also the The Noble Fisherman, or, Robin Hood's Preferment (Child 148). For the localities he mentions, see the links section below. Lists ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie …

From north to south: Whitby Abbey, and the Robin Hood-related places at Whitby Laithes. and Little John's Stone as well Robin Hood's Close and Little John's Close / O.S. 6" map Yorkshire 32 (1853, surveyed … the stone currently at the site is a modern replacement – in a small Field named Little John's Close, immediately west of Whitby Laithes and c. 2.35 km SE of Whitby. To the north, Little John's Close abuts Robin Hood's Close on which stands the modern incarnation of Robin Hood's Stone. The original Robin Hood's Stone is first recorded in 1540 (see Records section below). Little John's Stone may well have stood in Little John's … to Lionel Charlton, who gave an interesting account of these stones and Fields in his History of Whitby (1779), Charlton, Lionel 1779a, …

From north to south: Whitby Abbey, and the Robin Hood-related places at Whitby Laithes. and Little John's Stone as well Robin Hood's Close and Little John's Close / O.S. 6" map Yorkshire 32 (1853, surveyed 1849).]] By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-05-29. Revised by … Robin Hood's Stone stands – or rather stood, since the stone currently at the site is a modern replacement – in a small Field named Robin Hood's Close, immediately west of Whitby Laithes and c. 2.35 km SE of Whitby. To the south, Robin Hood's Close abuts Little John's Close on which stands the modern incarnation of Little John's Stone. The original Robin Hood's Stone is first recorded in 1540 (see Records section below). Little John's Stone may well have stood in Little John's … to Lionel Charlton, who gave an interesting account of these stones and Fields in his History of Whitby (1779), Charlton, Lionel 1779a, pp. …

From north to south: Whitby Abbey, and the Robin Hood-related places at Whitby Laithes. and Little John's Stone as well Robin Hood's Close and Little John's Close / O.S. 6" map Yorkshire 32 (1853, surveyed … Revised by … Little John's Close is situated immediately west of Whitby Laithes, c. 2.35 km SE of Whitby. To the south it borders on Robin Hood's Close. As early as 1540 a stone called Robin Hood's Stone stood in Robin Hood's Close, and Little John's Stone may well have also stood in Little John's … to Lionel Charlton, who gave an interesting account of these stones and Fields in his History of Whitby (1779), Charlton, Lionel 1779a, pp. 146-47. at some point in the early 18th century the two stones were moved to the edge of their respective Fields, Robin Hood's to the south and Little John's to the north, so that they now stood very close to …

From north to south: Whitby Abbey, and the Robin Hood-related places at Whitby Laithes. and Little John's Stone as well Robin Hood's Close and Little John's Close / O.S. 6" map Yorkshire 32 (1853, surveyed 1849).]] By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-05-29. Revised by … Robin Hood's Close is situated immediately west of Whitby Laithes, c. 2.35 km SE of Whitby. An adjacent Field, to the south, is called Little John's Close. As early as 1540 a stone called Robin Hood's Stone stood in Robin Hood's Close. Little John's Stone may well have stood in Little John's Close … to Lionel Charlton, who gave an interesting account of these stones and Fields in his History of Whitby (1779), Charlton, Lionel 1779a, pp. 146-47. at some point in the early 18th century the two stones were moved to the edge of their respective Fields, Robin Hood's to the south and Little John's to the north, so that they now stood very …

From north to south: Whitby Abbey with the Robin Hood-related localities and artefacts at Whitby Laithes. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-05-29. Revised by … There are no Robin Hood-related place-names within or in the immediate vicinity of the ruins of Whitby Abbey, but a local tale connects the abbey with a cluster of localities that have Robin Hood-related names, just west of Whitby Laithes and c. 2.35 km SE of Whitby. Here are found Robin Hood's Close and to its immediate south Little John's Close. As early as 1540 a stone called Robin Hood's Stone stood in Robin Hood's Close. Little John's Stone may well have stood in Little John's Close … to Lionel Charlton, who gave an interesting account of these stones and Fields in his History of Whitby (1779), Charlton, Lionel 1779a, pp. 146-47. at some point in the early 18th century the two stones were moved to the edge of their respective Fields, …