Robin Hood's Stone, also known as The Archer Stone [1] is a Bronze age standing stone and scheduled monument in Liverpool, UK. [2]
Robin Hood's Stone, also known as The Archer Stone [1] is a Bronze age standing stone and scheduled monument in Liverpool, UK. [2]
It was originally part of the nearby Calderstones. Since 1928 it has stood at the junction of Archerfield Road and Booker Avenue. Prior to this, it stood 60 metres away in a field then named The Stone Hey, but was moved due to a housing development. [3]
Robin Hood's Stone is rectangular and measures about 2 metres high by 0.9 metres wide by 0.4 metres thick. It features cup marks similar to those at the Calderstones. [2]
The stone is named for a local legend that its visible grooves are the result of it being used by medieval archers to sharpen arrowheads. Liverpool Echo has reported that there is no evidence for this. [4] Mark and Michelle Rosney's Secret Liverpool states that natural weathering and erosion is equally possible, and that the stone has no actual connection to Robin Hood. [1]
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