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Robin Hood's Arbour, Maidenhead Thicket, Cookham

England
List entry 1006978
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006978
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.76 hectares
Grid reference
SU 85190 81078
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Robin Hood's Arbour is a prehistoric earthwork located in Maidenhead Thicket near Cookham in Berkshire. The monument consists of a small circular or oval enclosure formed by a bank and ditch, characteristic of Bronze Age or Iron Age construction, though its precise dating remains uncertain. The site has been known locally by this name for several centuries, though the attribution to Robin Hood is folkloric rather than historical. The earthwork survives as an archaeological feature of interest for understanding the prehistoric settlement patterns of the Thames Valley region.

Robin Hood's Arbour, Maidenhead Thicket, Cookham is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006978. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Robin Hood's Arbour, Maidenhead Thicket, Cookham?

Robin Hood's Arbour is a prehistoric earthwork located in Maidenhead Thicket near Cookham in Berkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006978.

Who is responsible for protecting Robin Hood's Arbour, Maidenhead Thicket, Cookham?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Robin Hood's Arbour, Maidenhead Thicket, Cookham?

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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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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
Moated site 100m south-west of Bear Place
4.7 km
Large multivallate hillfort known as Danesfield Camp
4.8 km
Moated site at Foxley Green Farm
4.9 km
Moated site at Smewin's Farm
5 km
Saxon barrow, church and cemeteries in the old churchyard at Taplow Court
5.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Robin Hood's Arbour, Maidenhead Thicket, Cookham

Robin Hood's Arbour, Maidenhead Thicket, Cookham stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Robin Hood's Arbour, Maidenhead Thicket, Cookham

SilchesterRoman town · ~17.5 milesDorchester-on-ThamesRoman town · ~18.9 milesSt AlbansRoman town · ~23.9 milesBattle of Chalgrove 1643Battle (1643) · ~16.4 miles
Domesday entry for Maidenhead, Berkshire →
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