Robin Hood's Butts

Robin Hood's Butts are a group of nine Bronze Age barrows near Otterford on the Blackdown Hills in Somerset, England. They have been scheduled as ancient monuments.

Description
Two of the bowl barrows 210 m and 600 m north west of Brown Down Cottage are between 28 m and 88 m in diameter. The two 380 m west and 685 m north west of Beech Croft are slightly larger with one being 42 m and the other 44 m in diameter.

The other barrows are of the round barrow type and are located 100 m south of School Farm. Four are bowl shaped and the other a bell barrow.

Origin of names
The origin of the name is unknown, however local folklore describes their use by Robin Hood and Little John to play quoits. The name is known to have been used since the 19th century appearing on a tithe map created in 1844.