The Rufus Stone

A carte-de-visite showing six unidentified people around the Rufus Stone in the New Forest.

The stone supposedly marks the spot where King William II (known to history as William 'Rufus' on account of his red hair) was killed by an arrow on 2 August 1100, accidentally shot 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.