Lady Chapel (Fountains Abbey)
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | 54.110075, -1.580617 |
| Adm. div. | West Riding of Yorkshire |
| Vicinity | In Fountains Abbey |
| Type | Church/monastery |
| Interest | Local tradition |
| Status | Extant |
| First Record | 1851 |
Lady Chapel.
Lay Chapel / Macquoid, Thomas; Macquoid, Katharine. About Yorkshire (London, 1894), p. 265.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-25. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-05.
A bow and arrow engraved on the wall of the Lady Chapel at Fountains Abbey may, it has been suggested, be the source of a tradition that Robin Hood's bow and arrow were kept at the abbey.Template:PnItemQry
Gazetteers
- Not included in Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 293-311.
Sources
- Lefroy, William Chambers. The Ruined Abbeys of Yorkshire (London, 1891), p. 121 n. 1; cites Walbran, without precise source reference.
- [Walbran, John Richard]; [Smith, Alfred]. The Harrogate Visitors Hand Book (Ripon, 1847), p. 89.
Notes
Lay Chapel / Macquoid, Thomas; Macquoid, Katharine. About Yorkshire (London, 1894), p. 265.
Lady Chapel / Francis Frith; © Victoria & Albert Museum.
