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Robin Hood's Bower earthwork enclosure in Southleigh Wood

Scheduled monument

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The National Heritage List for England records Robin Hood's Bower earthwork enclosure in Southleigh Wood as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Robin Hood's Bower earthwork enclosure in Southleigh Wood is a circular bank and ditch structure typical of an early-medieval ringfort or rath, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries. It is associated with local folklore linking it to the legendary figure Robin Hood, though its original function was probably as a defensive or agricultural homestead.

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