[Sca-cooks] Back to the Forest! Fwd: RE: forestry reference?

[James Prescott]

At 15:06 -0600 2004-11-06, Terry Decker wrote:
> I hate to disillusion you further, but the earliest tales of Robin Hood
> place him at Barnstable rather than in Sherwood.  To the north of Barnstable
> there is a high hill which has a perfect view of the Great North Road for
> about half a day's travel.  Rather than standing around in trees, Robin
> could ramble to the top of the hill choose his future guests as they made
> their way down the road and have plenty of time to prepare a proper welcome.
> So much more dignified.


To see the Great North Road from Barnstaple one must have very 
good eyes indeed.  Barnstaple is in Devon.

I think you meant to say Barnsdale, through which Watling Street
passes.


Thorvald