NHER 15544 (Monument record) - Gibbet Hill
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG41NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOMERTON, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Site of gibbet.
Marked on Faden's map 1797 (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 18 December 1979.
Although this is in Somerton parish, (S2) equates this with (S3)'s mention of a gibbet in Martham erected 'about 40 years ago' (in 1845) for a man who had burnt down half of Martham village. But gibbets were usually situated on the site of the crime, as opposed to the gallows. There would seem to be confusion here.
E. Rose (NAU), 8 April 1999.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
- <S2> SNF47503 Serial: Sandred, K.. 1996. The Placenames of Norfolk.. Vol II.
- <S3> SNF760 Directory: White, W.. 1845. White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2011 12:40PM