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According to Jeremiah Sullivan (see 1857 Allusion below), a spring in a wood near Catterlen was known as Robin Hood's Well. I have assumed he meant Catterlen Wood, which is adjacent to the village. The coordinates cited in the infobox and indicated on the Google map are those of the wood. I have not been able to locate the well. | According to Jeremiah Sullivan (see 1857 Allusion below), a spring in a wood near Catterlen was known as Robin Hood's Well. I have assumed he meant Catterlen Wood, which is adjacent to the village. The coordinates cited in the infobox and indicated on the Google map are those of the wood. I have not been able to locate the well. | ||
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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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* [http://maps.nls.uk/view/101091778#zoom=4&lat=4413&lon=3271&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Cumberland'' XLIX.SE (1900; rev. 1898)] | * [http://maps.nls.uk/view/101091778#zoom=4&lat=4413&lon=3271&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Cumberland'' XLIX.SE (1900; rev. 1898)] | ||
* [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15&lat=54.6950&lon=-2.8067&layers=171&b=1 6" O.S. map ''Cumberland'' XLIX.SE (1900; rev. 1898)] (georeferenced) | * [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15&lat=54.6950&lon=-2.8067&layers=171&b=1 6" O.S. map ''Cumberland'' XLIX.SE (1900; rev. 1898)] (georeferenced) | ||
* [http://maps.nls.uk/view/101091763#zoom=4&lat=4553&lon=2789&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Cumberland'' XLIX (1923; surveyed 1926)] | * [http://maps.nls.uk/view/101091763#zoom=4&lat=4553&lon=2789&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Cumberland'' XLIX (1923; surveyed 1926).] | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
Revision as of 14:33, 30 May 2019
Catterlen Wood where a spring was known as Robin Hood's Well according to the 1857 allusion.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-05-11. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2019-05-30.
According to Jeremiah Sullivan (see 1857 Allusion below), a spring in a wood near Catterlen was known as Robin Hood's Well. I have assumed he meant Catterlen Wood, which is adjacent to the village. The coordinates cited in the infobox and indicated on the Google map are those of the wood. I have not been able to locate the well. Template:PnItemQry
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.
Sources
Maps
- 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLIX (1867; surveyed 1860)
- 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLIX.SE (1900; rev. 1898)
- 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLIX.SE (1900; rev. 1898) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLIX (1923; surveyed 1926).
Background
Notes