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HER Number:MDV16016
Name:Red Cross Gallows

Summary

Site of gallows documented in 1516.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 325 961
Map Sheet:SY39NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishAxminster
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishUPLYME

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY39NW/11

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • GALLOWS (XVI to Post Medieval - 1501 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Fox, H. S. A., 1970, The Boundary of Uplyme, 43 (Article in Serial). SDV120527.

Site of gallows west of Red Cross. These are mentioned in a perambulation of the bounds of the manor of Uplyme in 1516. They are often placed on parish boundaries. Other details: Fig 1.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV120527Article in Serial: Fox, H. S. A.. 1970. The Boundary of Uplyme. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 102. 43.

Associated Monuments

MDV16017Related to: Red Cross Gallows (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 4 2006 2:01PM