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Robin Hood Iron Pit was located in [[Marian's Inclosure (Gloucestershire)|Marian's Inclosure]] in the Forest of Dean. It was certainly in operation by 1884, possibly by 1879.  
Robin Hood Iron Pit was located in [[Marian's Inclosure (Gloucestershire)|Marian's Inclosure]] in the Forest of Dean. It was certainly in operation by 1884, possibly by 1879.  


The earliest source known to IRHB is a 6" O.S. map of the area published in 1884, based on surveying carried out 1879-80. Some revisions of the map label it "Robinhood Iron Mine", while others have "Robin Hood Iron Pit". The part of the Forest of Dean in which the mine was situated was known as Blake's Wood.{{PnItemQry}}
The earliest source known to IRHB is a 6" O.S. map of the area published in 1884, based on surveying carried out 1879-80. Some revisions of the map label it "Robinhood Iron Mine", while others have "Robin Hood Iron Pit". The part of the Forest of Dean in which the mine was situated was known as Blake's Wood.
 
The forest has reclaimed the site, and hardly any traces of the mining operation can be discerned on Google Maps satellite images. However, on the ground several are visible, including the "[s]ite of a shaft (now sealed with an iron plate)", the "[s]ite of an air shaft of unknown date, located c.60 metres south-west of Robin Hood Iron Pit, and possibly associated with that site". Among many other remains of mining and quarrying operations in the vicinity are a "[f]lat-topped mound of unknown date located in woodland to the north of the site of Robin Hood Iron Pit, near the A4136". Robin Hood Iron Pit was also worked for ochre.<ref>{{:Hoyle, Jon 2008a}}, vol. 2, pp. 75 (SMR No. 13937), 169 (area 6126), 170 (area 6126), 177 (area 13922).</ref>
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* Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 293-311.
* Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 293-311.
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* {{:Hoyle, Jon 2008a}}, vol. 2, pp. 75 (SMR No. 13937), 169 (area 6126), 170 (area 6126), 177 (area 13922).
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Revision as of 05:26, 24 September 2018

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Site of Robin Hood Iron Mine (Forest of Dean).

[[File:|thumb|right|500px|Looking roughly SW from Stounton Road (A4136), its a short walk c. 85 m straight ahead to the site of the Robin Hood Iron Pit / Google Earth Street View.]]

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-09-24. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-09-24.

Robin Hood Iron Pit was located in Marian's Inclosure in the Forest of Dean. It was certainly in operation by 1884, possibly by 1879.

The earliest source known to IRHB is a 6" O.S. map of the area published in 1884, based on surveying carried out 1879-80. Some revisions of the map label it "Robinhood Iron Mine", while others have "Robin Hood Iron Pit". The part of the Forest of Dean in which the mine was situated was known as Blake's Wood.

The forest has reclaimed the site, and hardly any traces of the mining operation can be discerned on Google Maps satellite images. However, on the ground several are visible, including the "[s]ite of a shaft (now sealed with an iron plate)", the "[s]ite of an air shaft of unknown date, located c.60 metres south-west of Robin Hood Iron Pit, and possibly associated with that site". Among many other remains of mining and quarrying operations in the vicinity are a "[f]lat-topped mound of unknown date located in woodland to the north of the site of Robin Hood Iron Pit, near the A4136". Robin Hood Iron Pit was also worked for ochre.[1] Template:PnItemQry

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