Robin Hood and Little John Stones is a Grade II listed building in the Peterborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 December 1955. Monument.

Robin Hood and Little John Stones

WRENN ID
ancient-rafter-falcon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Peterborough
Constituency
North West Cambridgeshire MP: Sam Carling (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 December 1955
Type
Monument
Address
Robin Hood and Little John Stones, Ferry Hill, Castor, City of Peterborough
OS grid reference
TL 139 983
Coordinates
52.57142, -0.32006
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Robin Hood and Little John Stones are located off Ferry Hill in Castor. These stones were likely erected to mark a toll-free route for transporting Barnack stone to Gunwade Ferry, where it was shipped via the River Nene for the construction of Bury St Edmund's Abbey. The stones feature arrowhead nicks at the top, which are said to commemorate St Edmund. According to tradition, Robin Hood and Little John shot arrows to these spots, although no actual arrowhead markings have been found. The site is designated as a Scheduled Monument.

Local climate

Robin Hood and Little John Stones sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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