Robin Hood's Bower, Southleigh Wood
Introduction
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Robin Hood's Bower, Southleigh Wood
Image: © Tim Heaton Taken: 31 Jan 2022
" ... a well preserved example of an earthwork enclosure ... " "Earthen enclosures provide evidence of land use and agricultural practices in the prehistoric and Romano-British period, although later examples are also known. They were constructed as stock pens or as protected areas for crop growing ... " https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1020365?section=official-listing The enclosure has been planted with 'Monkey Puzzle' trees (why?). Many websites giving possible links to Alfred, but little explanation of a link to Robin Hood.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.180067
Longitude
-2.178062