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| HER Number: | MDV78056 |
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| Name: | Heavitree Gallows |
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Summary
Site of execution on the parish boundary between Heavitree and Sowton.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 954 924 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Exeter |
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| District | Exeter |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HEAVITREE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Road junction marked as 'Heavitree Gallows' on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.
Jones, A., 2008, Gallows in the Landscape. Execution Sites in Devon, 72, 77 (Article in Serial). SDV344749.
Prior to 1795 most Exeter executions took place at Heavitree Gallows. After this date all executions took place at Exeter Gaol. Gallows Plot, Gallows Six Acres and Gallows Field appear to denote the site of a gallows which probably stood at the road junction, on the parish boundary between Heavitree and Sowton. A visible site on the margins of the parish appears to be that typically chosen for the site of a gallows where the bodies of executed criminals were displayed.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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, 77. [Mapped feature: #48626 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV15419 | Related to: Sowton, Gallows Vine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4770 - Assessment of Gallow Sites in Devon
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 5 2010 11:16AM |
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