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<< Our Photo Pages >> Robin Hood's Well (Burghwallis) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Yorkshire (South)

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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Robin Hood's Well (Burghwallis)
Country: England County: Yorkshire (South) Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring

Map Ref: SE51901175
Latitude: 53.599756N  Longitude: 1.217225W
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2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
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4Short walk on a footpath
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Anne T visited on 15th Jan 2018 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 5 Robin Hood's Well, just off the A1 near Burghwallis: With the rain pounding down on the car and a warning light just appeared on the car dashboard, we were glad to pull off the A1 near Burghwallis. It was easy enough to pull onto the layby (it was a busy place), but difficult to get back onto the A1 and we had to wait quite a long time for a big enough gap in the traffic to appear. I pulled my coat on and headed off the few metres from the car to the well housing, getting soaked on the way. Having wanted to stop off here for years, but never having succeeded, I confess to being really disappointed. This really is just a recently constructed stone 'well house', with a bit of graffiti inside and a vague hollow for where the well pipe might have been situated. Still, I achieved it and got a few photos, having to wipe the camera down well once I huddled back in the car to warm up.

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Robin Hood's Well (Burghwallis)
Robin Hood's Well (Burghwallis) submitted by Andy B : The old well has now been capped with concrete. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Yorkshire (South)

"Robin's Hood Well, on the east side of the Doncaster road at Skelbrooke, is said to have been designed by Vanbrugh, and this is supported both by the style and the date 1711, which has been carved on the structure.

The well-house, correctly described above, was dismantled during road widening and re-erected at SE 51901175."

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Robin Hood's Well (Burghwallis)
Robin Hood's Well (Burghwallis) submitted by Anne T : Standing just to the north of the 'well house' looking down the southern carriageway of the A1. Can't think of a better spot for this modern reconstruction! (Vote or comment on this photo)

Robin Hood's Well (Burghwallis)
Robin Hood's Well (Burghwallis) submitted by Anne T : Standing just south east of the well on the narrow track between the verge and the ditch below, looking west across/through the well house and the A1. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Robin Hood's Well (Burghwallis)
Robin Hood's Well (Burghwallis) submitted by Anne T : Standing on the edge of the layby looking east to what I supposed was the 'front face' of this 'well house'. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Robin Hood's Well (Burghwallis) by Anonymous on Tuesday, 30 July 2019
I'm surprised that there's no mention of the Roman Fort that it's sat in, which was later simply called Burgh?

This is the site of the epic Battle of Brunnanburgh "The Spring in the Fort" fought in the C.9th. The Northumbrians called it, "Weondun", the hill above The River Went. A battle so big, it was called The Great War, between King Athelstan's Wessex and Mercian Saxons (possibly including Viking mercenaries) versus the Scots, Vikings and Strathclyde Britons. Please refer to recent articles by Michael Wood.
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    Re: Robin Hood's Well (Burghwallis) by Sunny100 on Tuesday, 30 July 2019
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    The Battle of Brunnanburgh is considered to have taken place in the 10th century (937 AD). There are many possible places where the said battle took place.
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      Re: Robin Hood's Well (Burghwallis) by Anne T on Wednesday, 31 July 2019
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      Curious! No mention of this in the Pastscape or HE listings, and I've only just come across this reference, thanks to Anonymous's post: Site of the Battle of Brunanburh pinpointed. Article from the Mail Online, 20th November 2017. This was certainly news to me!

      An extract rom the Mail Online article reads:
      "Despite the legendary battle's significance, mystery has surrounded its true location for over 1,000 years, with more than 30 locations proposed across England.
      A consensus emerged that the battle took place in Bromborough on the Wirral, Merseyside, but TV historian Professor Michael Wood is convinced it actually unfolded 100 miles away in South Yorkshire.
      He believes the epicentre of the battle was Robin's Hood Well near the quaint village of Burghwallis, about seven miles north of Doncaster and has a population of just 300 people.
      The monument was originally on the route of the A1 but was moved a few hundred yards south in the 1960s when the road was expanded into a dual carriageway.
      Professor Wood, who has presented documentaries about early medieval British history for the BBC, said a battle site on the main route from York down into England's Danish heartland in Mercia is a far more likely location for the battle.
      He said: 'The evidence clearly points to the Battle of Brunanburh taking place in the region south of York which was the centre of conflict between the Northumbrians and the West Saxon kings during the second quarter of the 10th century.'"

      Anonymous (or anyone else) do you have any links to other Prof. Michael Woods articles on this subject, citing more evidence for his conclusions, please? It would be interesting to find out more. Thank you!
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        Re: Robin Hood's Well (Burghwallis) by Sunny100 on Wednesday, 31 July 2019
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        Hi Anne, thanks. The said battle was also thought to have taken place on the moors above Burnley, near the River Brun. It may also have taken place above Bacup in Lancashire. I also think there are further locations across the north of England and into west Yorkshire. And, yes, the Wirral area being another candidate for the battle - though Bromborough could just be a coincidence as the place-name happens to be very similar. But no-one really knows for certain where the 10th century battle took place.
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Re: Robin Hood's Well (Burghwallis) by davidmorgan on Saturday, 15 December 2012
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