Robin Hood's Stone, also known as The Archer Stone[1] is a Bronze age standing stone and scheduled monument in Liverpool, UK.[2]
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Description
editIt was originally part of the nearby Calderstones. Since 1928 it has stood at the junction of Archerfield Road and Booker Avenue. Prior to this, it stood 60 metres away in a field then named The Stone Hey, but was moved due to a housing development.[3]
Robin Hood's Stone is rectangular and measures about 2 metres high by 0.9 metres wide by 0.4 metres thick. It features cup marks similar to those at the Calderstones.[2]
Name
editThe stone is named for a local legend that its visible grooves are the result of it being used by medieval archers to sharpen arrowheads. Liverpool Echo has reported that there is no evidence for this.[4] Mark and Michelle Rosney's Secret Liverpool states that natural weathering and erosion is equally possible, and that the stone has no actual connection to Robin Hood.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Rosney, Mark; Rosney, Michelle (15 August 2015). Secret Liverpool. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445640860.
- ^ a b "Heritage Gateway - Results". www.heritagegateway.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Robin Hood's Stone at the junction of Archerfield Road and Booker Avenue, Non Civil Parish - 1020984 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ Grimsditch, Lee (2020-08-09). "Mysterious hidden message inscribed on Liverpool roundabout". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
Further reading
edit- Ron Cowell: The Calderstones. A Prehistoric Tomb in Liverpool. Merseyside Archaeological Society, Liverpool 1984, ISBN 0906479053
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