Robin Hood's Bog (Chillingham)
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
Robin Hood's Bog.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-05-09. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-12-06.
Robin Hood's Bog is "situated in the woods on the eastern edge of Chillingham Park",[1] about 2 km east of Chillingham. So far the earliest reference I have found is a 6" O.S. map of the area published in 1866, based on surveying done in 1860 (see Maps section below).
Gazetteers
- Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), p. 300, s.n. Robin Hood's Bog.
Maps
- 6" O.S. map Northumberland XX (1866; surveyed 1860)
- 6" O.S. map Northumberland XX.SE (1899; rev. 1897)
- 6" O.S. map Northumberland XX.SE (1899; rev. 1897) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Northumberland nXXII.NW (1926; rev. 1922).
Background
- Walking with Shepherds Walks: Stories about the experiences from the Shepherds Walks guided walks: Chillingham Ancient Park: Guided walk date - Saturday 8 May 2010
- Walking with Shepherds Walks: Stories about the experiences from the Shepherds Walks guided walks: Chillingham Ancient Park: Guided Walk date - 11/01/09.
Notes
- ↑ Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), p. 300, s.n. Robin Hood's Bog.