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<< Text Pages >> Robins Wood Hill - Standing Stones in England in Gloucestershire

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Robins Wood Hill
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.672 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Gloucestershire Type: Standing Stones

Map Ref: SO841150
Latitude: 51.833382N  Longitude: 2.23215W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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"Three "immense" stones lying in a hollow on the extreme summit of Robins Wood Hill, traditionally three stones thrown by Robin Hood at the devil, were noted c.1800 by Charles Hale of Cheltenham. Lysons, who could only find one still visible in 1860, took them to be the remains of a long barrow which had been opened at some time. Charles Barnett discovered three very fine flint arrowheads at a site at the eastern end of the summit, where Canon Bazeley found burnt wood and stone, bones, two "neolithic" flint scrapers and some coarse pottery. Bazeley took it to be the remains of a barrow, although it is suggested by O'Neil and Grinsell to have been the beacon site (SO 81 NW 28). The coarse pottery found by Bazeley could be the sherds of Iron Age "A" character which Mrs Clifford records from Robins Wood Hill. The area, which is much pitted, is under grass, and there is no sign of a barrow. C Holmes Barnett presented the three flint implements found on the hill to Gloucester museum, which also has two leaf-shaped arrowheads and some flint wasters found Robins Wood Hill."

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SO8415 : Gloucester : Tuffley - Track by Lewis Clarke
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SO8415 : Robins Wood Hill by Rude Health
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SO8415 : Trig point, Robins Wood Hill by Philip Halling
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SO8415 : Robinswood Hill, Gloucester by Colin Manton
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SO8415 : Robins Wood Hill summit by don cload
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Re: Robins Wood Hill by Anonymous on Saturday, 17 April 2021
I remember visiting a museum at the base.
It surprised me that there was much descriptions of the Romans in this area and no description of the fact that the hill was occupied by stone age residents for quite some time.
At the left side of the summit can be found what seems to have been a work shop for making flint scrapers and arrowheads. I say this as friends of mine have found over the years hundreds of pieces of worked flints. This flint stone is not local to the area and the flint pieces all showed evidence of having been worked.
Moreover a local gentleman, Mr Leo Tapscott in about 1953, found a beautiful polished stone axehead a little further away on the summit.
The British Museum was so impressed with this wonderful specimen that, after receiving it, they sent a copy of it to Gloucester museum.
I have been unable to find evidence of this, although I sighted the axehead at the time, in the records of either the Gloucester Museum or in those of the British Museum. I was using the internet but a visit to the British Museum would probably produce success. For me that is somewhat impractical as I live in Australia.
This snippet of information, widely promoted, might possibly add to the experience of the visitors to this wonderful monument.

P.S. The ramparts seem without doubt to be man-made.
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    Re: Robins Wood Hill by senojpa on Saturday, 17 April 2021
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    The above comment was not meant to be anonymous. It was posted by senojpa (email address: senojpa@ozemail.com.au).
    This comment was sent to friends of robinswood hill, several weeks ago, but I have received no reply to date.
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      Re: Robins Wood Hill by Andy B on Sunday, 18 April 2021
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      Hello senojpa, thanks for adding your observations here as well. They now have your contact details. Robins Wood Hill looks intriguing and worth a visit for someone in the area.
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