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| HER Number: | MDV78035 |
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| Name: | Hangman's Hill, Stoodleigh |
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Summary
A group of hangman names may refer to the site of a hangman's dwelling or land rather than a place of execution.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 920 200 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS92SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Stoodleigh |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | STOODLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Jones, A., 2008, Gallows in the Landscape. Execution Sites in Devon, 71-73 (Article in Serial). SDV344749.
It is suggested that the group of hangman names (Great Hangman’s Copse and Little Hangman’s Copse and Hangman’s Hill Cross) refer to the site of a hangman’s dwelling or land given to a hangman, rather than a place of execution which was probably sited on Gibbets Moor.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV344749 | Article in Serial: Jones, A.. 2008. Gallows in the Landscape. Execution Sites in Devon. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 66. Paperback Volume. 71-73. [Mapped feature: #48622 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV20031 | Related to: Gibbet Moor Cross, Stoodleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4770 - Assessment of Gallow Sites in Devon
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 10 2015 10:58AM |
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