Robin Hood's Chair (Ennerdale Water)
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Robin Hood's Chair.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-05-10. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-01-07.
'Robin Hood's Chair' is the name of a rock immediately NE of Angler's Crag on the south shore of Ennerdale Water. The earliest reference I have found so far is a 6" O.S. map published in 1867, based on surveying done in 1863 (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. 295, s.n. Robin Hood's Chair.
Maps
- 6" O.S. map Cumberland LXVIII (1867; surveyed 1863)
- 6" O.S. map Cumberland LXVIII.SE (1900; rev. 1898)
- 6" O.S. map Cumberland LXVIII.SE (1900; rev. 1898) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Cumberland LXVIII.SE (1926; rev. 1923-24).
Background
Also see