Robin Hood's Well (Askerton): Difference between revisions

Locality
Coordinate	55.0373, -2.6638
Adm. div.	Cumberland
Vicinity	c. 3 km NE of Askerton and c. 1.4 km NW of Spadeadam
Type	Natural feature
Interest	Robin Hood name
Status	Extant
First Record	1868

Latest revision as of 00:55, 6 January 2021

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Approximate indication of the site of Robin Hood's Well .

The well is near the spot indicated with a small yellow marker / Google Earth Street View. (Click to enlarge).

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-08-26. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-06.

Robin Hood's Well is indicated on a 6" O.S. map of the Askerton–Bewcastle area published in 1868, based on surveying done in 1863. It is included on later revisions of the map at least until 1952 (see Maps section below). A writer in 2016 noted that a locality in the vicinity named the Butt is "[a]lso known as 'Robin Hood's Butt' (a possible reference to Robin Hood's Well nearby)",^[1] a phrasing which seems to suggest that the name 'Robin Hood's Well' is in current use. Apparently the well is still active.^[2]

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.

Maps

Discussion

The Megalithic Portal: Robin Hood's Well (Askerton).

Background

Brief mention

Also see

Notes

↑ Geograph: The Butt near Gillalees Beacon (by Andrew Curtis).
↑ The Megalithic Portal: Robin Hoods Well (Askerton).

Cumberland place-names

Place-names

[1] Geograph: The Butt near Gillalees Beacon (by Andrew Curtis).

[2] The Megalithic Portal: Robin Hoods Well (Askerton).

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-Robin Hood's Well is indicated on a 6" O.S. map of the Askerton&ndash;Bewcastle area published in 1868, based on surveying done in 1863. It is included on later revisions of the map at least until 1952 (see Maps section below). A writer in 2016 noted that a locality in the vicinity named [[Robin Hood's Butt (Askerton)|the Butt]] is "[a]lso known as 'Robin Hood's Butt' (a possible reference to Robin Hood's Well nearby)",<ref>[http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5208930 Geograph: The Butt near Gillalees Beacon] (by Andrew Curtis).</ref> a phrasing which seems to suggest that the name 'Robin Hood's Well' is in current use. Apparently the well is still active.<ref>[ http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=27514 The Megalithic Portal: Robin Hood''s Well (Askerton).]</ref>
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 * Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 293-311.<!--
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+* [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=27514 The Megalithic Portal: Robin Hood's Well (Askerton).]
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 * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askerton Wikipedia: Askerton]
 * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Spadeadam Wikipedia: RAF Spadeadam.]
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+* {{:Collingwood, W G 1923a}}, see p. 211.
 * [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5208930 Geograph: The Butt near Gillalees Beacon] (by Andrew Curtis)
 * {{:Godwin, Jeremy 1996a}}
 * {{:Haverfield, F 1901a}}, see p. 82 n. *.
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