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Robin Hood's Arbour is a Neolithic or Bronze Age earthwork located within Maidenhead Thicket near Cookham in Berkshire. The monument consists of a circular or oval ditched enclosure of modest dimensions, characteristic of ritual or domestic sites from prehistoric Britain. Its precise function remains uncertain, though such enclosed spaces from this period typically served ceremonial, settlement, or boundary-marking purposes. The site's popular name, like many such features in the English landscape, derives from folklore rather than historical documentation and has no connection to the medieval outlaw legend.
Robin Hood's Arbour, Maidenhead Thicket, Cookham is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006978. View the official record →
Robin Hood's Arbour is a Neolithic or Bronze Age earthwork located within Maidenhead Thicket near Cookham in Berkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006978.
Robin Hood's Arbour, Maidenhead Thicket, Cookham is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006978.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Maidenhead Thicket 180m north of Coach and Horses public house. (0.6 km), Hurley Priory: A moated Benedictine priory and fishponds and the remains of Ladye Place Mansion (3.9 km), Mesolithic site, Moor Farm, Holyport, Bray Wick (4.5 km).
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