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Judging from Google aerial photos taken in 2020, the grounds of Nottingham Castle have been turned into a building site, and the Robin Hood topiary that sat somewhere near the  
Judging from Google aerial photos taken in 2020, the grounds of Nottingham Castle have been turned into a building site, and the Robin Hood topiary that sat somewhere near the  
[[Nottingham Castle Gatehouse (Nottingham)|gatehouse]] seems to have vanished. Will it return when the renovation project is finished? While the topiary may be a few decades older than this, the earliest evidence IRHB currently has dates from 2004.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2004/jul/22/art 'Pleasure Garden', ''The Guardian'' (2004.06.22)], by Robert Clark.</ref>
[[Nottingham Castle Gatehouse (Nottingham)|gatehouse]] seems to have vanished. Will it return when the renovation project is finished? While the topiary may be a few decades older than this, the earliest evidence IRHB currently has dates from 2004.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2004/jul/22/art 'Pleasure Garden', ''The Guardian'' (2004.06.22)], by Robert Clark.</ref>
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== Gazetteers ==
== Gazetteers ==
* Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 293-311.
* Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 293-311.
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Latest revision as of 13:54, 7 January 2021

Locality
Coordinate 52.950465, -1.154472
Adm. div. Nottinghamshire
Vicinity c. 40 m WNW of Nottingham Castle gatehouse
Type Artifact
Interest Artifacts
Status Defunct?
First Record 2004
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Nottingham Castle.
The Robin Hood topiary at Nottingham Castle / Paul 'Tuna' Turner, unknown date, Pinterest.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-10-12. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-07.