Robin Hood's Bottle (Robin Hood Inn, Barnsdale)
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | 53.6064, -1.2229 |
| Adm. div. | West Riding of Yorkshire |
| Vicinity | Formerly in Robin Hood Inn, near Robin Hood's Well, Barnsdale |
| Type | Artifact |
| Interest | Artifacts |
| Status | Defunct |
| First Record | |
Approximate indication of the site of the Robin Hood Inn.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-05-02. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-06.
According to Roy Pledger, the long gone Robin Hood Inn in Barnsdale "once [...] displayed a three pint leather bottle, said to have belonged to Robin Hood."[1] I have not come across any mention of this priceless object elsewhere, and Mr Pledger does not cite any source, but a three pint leather bottle does seem a fitting relic for a leader of merry men. However, the collection of Robin Hood paraphernalia at the restaurant connected with Robin Hood's Well in Nottingham is also said to have included a Robin Hood's bottle.[2] Without reliable sources we cannot be certain that both of these Robin Hood relics really existed. Perhaps someone mistook the Nottingham well for that in Barnsdale or vice versa'?Sources
- Panoramio: Robin Hood's Well, Burghwallis, South Yorkshire.
- White, Bob. 'The five unsolved mysteries of Robin Hood' (Nottingham Post, 13 Nov. 2013) (no longer available online).
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Notes
- ↑ See his comments to his excellent photo of Robin Hood's Well (Barnsdale) at Panoramio.
- ↑ Bob White. ' The five unsolved mysteries of Robin Hood' (Nottingham Post, 13 Nov. 2013; no longer online). See instead: The Wizard of Notts Recommends: Bob White: The five unsolved mysteries of Robin Hood.