Although Robin Hood is normally associated with Sherwood Forest and Nottingham, he travelled extensively throughout the whole of Yorkshire. Indeed, the quaint seaside village of Robin Hood's Bay on the east coast is well known.
What is perhaps less well known is that Robin Hood met his death at Kirklees Priory and his gravestone is on the Kirklees Park private estate. The priory, a Cistercian nunnery, was founded in 1155 during the reign of Henry II. The name 'Kirklees' means 'church fields'.
The grave is amidst woodland and is very overgrown. It is surrounded by iron railings, which were erected to protect the gravestone from people who believed that fragments of the grave could cure toothache. Indeed, during the construction of the Yorkshire-Lancashire railway, the grave was damaged by workmen who removed small pieces to cure dental problems.
Sadly in recent years the grave has fallen into disrepair, all of the railings on the south side have been removed and the stone work is in a poor state.
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What is perhaps less well known is that Robin Hood met his death at Kirklees Priory and his gravestone is on the Kirklees Park private estate. The priory, a Cistercian nunnery, was founded in 1155 during the reign of Henry II. The name 'Kirklees' means 'church fields'.
The grave is amidst woodland and is very overgrown. It is surrounded by iron railings, which were erected to protect the gravestone from people who believed that fragments of the grave could cure toothache. Indeed, during the construction of the Yorkshire-Lancashire railway, the grave was damaged by workmen who removed small pieces to cure dental problems.
Sadly in recent years the grave has fallen into disrepair, all of the railings on the south side have been removed and the stone work is in a poor state.
Thought I would post this one up as it may be of interest to some, mods if you feel this isn’t worthy of a report please feel free to remove.
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