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[[File:{{#var:Image}}|thumb|right|500px|Robin Hood Dip a.k.a. the Spring a.k.a. Springhead, with the islet known as the Giant's Grave / [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4952235 N. Chadwyck, 19 Feb. 2016, Creative Commons, via Geograph.]]]<div class="no-img"> | |||
<p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p> | |||
Robin Hood Dip is a local name for a pool in a park across the High Street from a pub known since c. 1960 as Robin Hood & Little John but more recently renamed [[Robin Hood (Cherry Hinton)|the Robin Hood]]. Presumably it was the proximity to the pub that inspired the name Robin Hood Dip, which would therefore have arisen c. 1960 or later. In the 'dip' is a tiny island called the Giant's Grave. It is thought that the giant in question was Gogmagog. Robin Hood Dip is also known locally as the Springhead or the Spring. In the 19th century, this natural well supplied water to the city of Cambridge. Of a small bridge which then led to the island only two large stones now remain. | |||
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<p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p> | |||
== Quotations == | |||
{{quote|The island in the pool [...] is locally known as Giant's Grave, it is thought after the giant Gogmagog, which legend says lived nearby, but the name may also have come from some Iron Age burials which were unearthed locally on Lime Kiln Hill, where the skeletons were unusually tall (Cherry Hinton Chronicle, 1854) This 'Giant's Grave' site is also locally known as 'The Spring' or 'Springhead' or 'Robin Hood dip'. It has been given to the local people as a public park since 1941. There used to be watercress growing in the spring<ref>[{{SERVER}}/w/images/1/15/Giant%27s_Grave_at_Friends_of_Cherry_Hinton_Hall_site.zip Friends of Cherry Hinton Hall: Giants Grave PDF leaflet] (ZIP archive; PDF no longer available from [http://www.cherryhintonhall.com Friends of Cherry Hinton Hall]).</ref>}} | |||
== Gazetteers == | |||
* Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a|Dobson & Taylor}}, pp. 293-311. | |||
* Not included in | |||
=== Primary sources === | === Primary sources === | ||
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* [http://www.cherryhintonhall.com/about/giant Friends of Cherry Hinton Hall: Giants Grave (web page).] | * [http://www.cherryhintonhall.com/about/giant Friends of Cherry Hinton Hall: Giants Grave (web page).] | ||
=== Maps === | == Maps == | ||
== Maps == | |||
* [https://maps.nls.uk/view/114487336#zoom=4&lat=2934&lon=14114&layers=BT 25" O.S. map ''Cambridgeshire'' XLVII.7 (1888; surveyed 1885)] | |||
* [https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=52.1845&lon=0.1717&layers=168&b=5 25" O.S. map ''Cambridgeshire'' XLVII.7 (1903; rev. 1901)] (georeferenced) | |||
* [https://maps.nls.uk/view/114487339#zoom=4&lat=2928&lon=14556&layers=BT 25" O.S. map ''Cambridgeshire'' XLVII.7 (1903; rev. 1901)] | |||
* [https://maps.nls.uk/view/114487342#zoom=4&lat=2949&lon=14282&layers=BT 25" O.S. map ''Cambridgeshire'' XLVII.7 (1927; rev. 1925)] | |||
* [http://maps.nls.uk/view/101572045#zoom=6&lat=1806&lon=4220&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Cambridgeshire'' XLVII.NE (1888; surveyed 1886)] | * [http://maps.nls.uk/view/101572045#zoom=6&lat=1806&lon=4220&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Cambridgeshire'' XLVII.NE (1888; surveyed 1886)] | ||
* [http://maps.nls.uk/view/101572042#zoom=7&lat=1746&lon=4167&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Cambridgeshire'' XLVII.NE (1904; rev. 1901)] | * [http://maps.nls.uk/view/101572042#zoom=7&lat=1746&lon=4167&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Cambridgeshire'' XLVII.NE (1904; rev. 1901)] | ||
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* [http://maps.nls.uk/view/101572033#zoom=6&lat=1839&lon=4129&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Cambridgeshire'' XLVII.NE (1952; rev. 1950).] | * [http://maps.nls.uk/view/101572033#zoom=6&lat=1839&lon=4129&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Cambridgeshire'' XLVII.NE (1952; rev. 1950).] | ||
== Discussion == | |||
* [http://ancientwandlebury.blogspot.dk/2009/03/circular-henges-ancient-megaliths-round.html The Wandlebury Enigma.] | * [http://ancientwandlebury.blogspot.dk/2009/03/circular-henges-ancient-megaliths-round.html The Wandlebury Enigma.] | ||
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== Notes == | |||
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File:geograph-4946485-by-N-Chadwick.jpg|Robin Hood Dip with the islet known as the Giant's Grave / [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4952235 N. Chadwyck, 19 Feb. 2016, Creative Commons, via Geograph.] | |||
File:geograph-4952235-by-N-Chadwick.jpg|Robin Hood Dip / [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4952235 N. Chadwyck, 19 Feb. 2016, Creative Commons, via Geograph.] | |||
File:geograph-4952234-by-N-Chadwick.jpg|Robin Hood Dip / [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4952234 N. Chadwyck, 19 Feb. 2016, Creative Commons, via Geograph.] | |||
File:geograph-4952231-by-N-Chadwick.jpg|Robin Hood Dip / [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4952231 N. Chadwyck, 19 Feb. 2016, Creative Commons, via Geograph.] | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:25, 8 June 2022
Locality | |
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Coordinate | 52.184458, 0.171625 |
Adm. div. | Cambridgeshire |
Vicinity | Corner of Cherry Hinton Road/High Street, Cherry Hinton, 4 km SE of Cambridge |
Type | Natural feature |
Interest | Robin Hood name |
Status | Extant |
First Record | c. 1960 |
A.k.a. | The Springhead; The Spring |
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-06-08.
Robin Hood Dip is a local name for a pool in a park across the High Street from a pub known since c. 1960 as Robin Hood & Little John but more recently renamed the Robin Hood. Presumably it was the proximity to the pub that inspired the name Robin Hood Dip, which would therefore have arisen c. 1960 or later. In the 'dip' is a tiny island called the Giant's Grave. It is thought that the giant in question was Gogmagog. Robin Hood Dip is also known locally as the Springhead or the Spring. In the 19th century, this natural well supplied water to the city of Cambridge. Of a small bridge which then led to the island only two large stones now remain.
Quotations
The island in the pool [...] is locally known as Giant's Grave, it is thought after the giant Gogmagog, which legend says lived nearby, but the name may also have come from some Iron Age burials which were unearthed locally on Lime Kiln Hill, where the skeletons were unusually tall (Cherry Hinton Chronicle, 1854) This 'Giant's Grave' site is also locally known as 'The Spring' or 'Springhead' or 'Robin Hood dip'. It has been given to the local people as a public park since 1941. There used to be watercress growing in the spring[1]
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.
Primary sources
- Friends of Cherry Hinton Hall: Giants Grave PDF leaflet (on history, archaeology, botany etc.)
- Friends of Cherry Hinton Hall: Giants Grave (web page).
Maps
Maps
- 25" O.S. map Cambridgeshire XLVII.7 (1888; surveyed 1885)
- 25" O.S. map Cambridgeshire XLVII.7 (1903; rev. 1901) (georeferenced)
- 25" O.S. map Cambridgeshire XLVII.7 (1903; rev. 1901)
- 25" O.S. map Cambridgeshire XLVII.7 (1927; rev. 1925)
- 6" O.S. map Cambridgeshire XLVII.NE (1888; surveyed 1886)
- 6" O.S. map Cambridgeshire XLVII.NE (1904; rev. 1901)
- 6" O.S. map Cambridgeshire XLVII.NE (1904; rev. 1901) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Cambridgeshire XLVII.NE (1927; rev. 1925)
- 6" O.S. map Cambridgeshire XLVII.NE (c. 1945; rev. 1938)
- 6" O.S. map Cambridgeshire XLVII.NE (1952; rev. 1950).
Discussion
Also see
Notes
- ↑ Friends of Cherry Hinton Hall: Giants Grave PDF leaflet (ZIP archive; PDF no longer available from Friends of Cherry Hinton Hall).
Image gallery
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Robin Hood Dip with the islet known as the Giant's Grave / N. Chadwyck, 19 Feb. 2016, Creative Commons, via Geograph.
Robin Hood Dip / N. Chadwyck, 19 Feb. 2016, Creative Commons, via Geograph.
Robin Hood Dip / N. Chadwyck, 19 Feb. 2016, Creative Commons, via Geograph.
Robin Hood Dip / N. Chadwyck, 19 Feb. 2016, Creative Commons, via Geograph.