BURGHWALLIS, West Riding
Robin Hood's Well SE 519 117
The original site of Robin Hood's Well is thought to have been on the north side of the Skell Brook opposite where the lodge gate cottage of Skelbroke Hall stood.
It marked the spot where the Bishop of Hereford was said to have been forced to dance after being robbed by Robin Hood.
A Monk Bretton Priory charter of 1422 refers to the 'stone of Robin Hood'.
It marked the spot where the Bishop of Hereford was said to have been forced to dance after being robbed by Robin Hood.
A Monk Bretton Priory charter of 1422 refers to the 'stone of Robin Hood'.
The ornamental well head was designed by John Vanbrugh in 1711 for the Earl of Carlisle.
It was moved to the end of a lay-by when the Great North Road was widened.
It was moved to the end of a lay-by when the Great North Road was widened.