Robin Hood Cottage (Bassenthwaite)
Locality | |
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Coordinates | 54.684308, -3.199705 |
Adm. div. | Cumberland |
Vicinity | c. 500 m NNW of Bassenthwaite |
Type | Building |
Interest | Robin Hood name |
Status | Extant |
First Record | 1867 |
A.k.a. | Robin Hood |
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-08-29. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-08-30.
A lodge or cottage on former lands of the Robin Hood farm overlooking Bassenthwaite Lake is now a self-catering holiday cottage for rent under the name Robin Hood Cottage.[1] Immediately northwest of the cottage is a new development named Robin Hood Holiday Park consisting of a baker's dozen of holiday lodges offered for sale individually.[2]
About 150 m SSE of Robin Hood Cottage is found Robin Hood Wood.
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
- 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLVI (1867; surveyed 1864-65)
- 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLVI.SE (1900; rev. 1898)
- 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLVI.SE (1900; rev. 1898) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLVI.SE (19230; rev. 1926)
Background
Also see
Notes
- Robin-hood-house-bassenthwaite-marki-allum-panoramio.jpg
Robin Hood House / Marki Allum, 2011, Panoramio.
Robin Hood Cottage, the former main house, now a self-catering cottage for rent / Cumbrian Cottages.
Inside Robin Hood Cottage / Cumbrian Cottages.
Robin Hood Cottage / Cumbrian Cottages.
View of park and lake from Robin Hood Cottage / Cumbrian Cottages.
Robin Hood Cottage, view of the park / Cumbrian Cottages.
Robin Hood Cottage / Cumbrian Cottages.
Robin Hood Cottage, view of the park / Cumbrian Cottages.
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