The Rufus Stone

A carte-de-visite showing two people standing beside the Rufus Stone in the New Forest, with their hats sitting on top of the stone.

The stone supposedly marks the spot where King William II (known to history as William 'Rufus' on account of his red hair) died on 2 August 1100, accidentally shot with an arrow by Sir Walter Tyrrell [properly Tirel] while hunting in the forest.

The original stone was erected in 1745 by Lord Delaware but over the years it was vandalised and defaced; the one seen in the photograph is a replacement erected in 1841. It is still there today.

Photographer unidentified.