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| HER Number: | MDV13926 |
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| Name: | Site of Gallows in Stoke Canon |
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Summary
'Gallows' field names are probably indicative of the former site of a place of execution.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 934 991 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Stoke Canon |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | STOKE CANON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99NW/85
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Unknown, Untitled Source (Un-published). SDV105817.
Gallows Park, area of former Burrow Farm.(field name).
Jones, A., 2008, Gallows in the Landscape. Execution Sites in Devon, 72, 76-77 (Article in Serial). SDV344749.
Gallows Orchard adjacent to the River Exe, which forms the parish boundary between Stoke Canon and Brampford Speke, is probably named for the site a gallows which it is suggested was located in an area of open land to the west. A visible but what may be described as a marginal, liminial site at the junction of two or more parishes appears to be that typically chosen for the site of a gallows.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV105817 | Un-published: Unknown. Parish Checklist. [Mapped feature: #5455 ] |
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| SDV344749 | Article in Serial: Jones, A.. 2008. Gallows in the Landscape. Execution Sites in Devon. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 66. Paperback Volume. 72, 76-77. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4770 - Assessment of Gallow Sites in Devon
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 30 2010 12:01PM |
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