A hollow rock, called Robin Hood's Stable, handed down as such by tradition. It is a curious cave, apparently cut out of the solid rock, on the side of a little hill. There are 3 hollows within it. (1)
The cave has been destroyed by erosion and vandalism in the last 20 years. It was an artificial cave which had been constructed as a stable and stalls and manger had been cut from the soft limestone. (2)
No trace of any artificial construction remains. The site of this feature is now visible as a sandstone rock-face in a hollow on a moderately-steep southern slope. No trace of any artifical construction remains. The description by Mr. Old ( Mr. H.B. Old, Local resident for c. 40 years.Top Farm, Papplewick) , indicates that this feature was a structure of a type quite common in the Midlands where the soft standstone lends itself to the making of covers for wine-vaults, as in Nottingham or for houses, as at Newstead and Mansfield. This particular cave appears to have been of an antiquity great enough in 1797 for it to be associated with the Robin Hood legend. An AM survey has been made. (3)
The late Mr HF Wagtstaff (a Papplewick historian and owner) excavated in 1915 - nothing was found. (4)
There is now only a recess in the rock face, formed by the collapse of the original cave roof, and no traces of artificial features. (5

Data Held (Document). SNT2647.

OS card, Parish File

Historic England, 2021, National Record of Historic Environment (Digital archive). SNT5271.

<1> Throsby J, 1790, Thoroton's History of Notts Vol 2, p 287 (Published document). SNT1346.

<2> Old HB, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT978.

<3> Woodhouse WC, 1959, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT1437.

<4> Lees NS, 1959, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT877.

<5> Colquhoun FD, 1960, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT575.