NHER 15218 (Monument record) - Site of post medieval gibbet
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Summary
This location as the site of a gibbet or gallows on Faden's 1797 map. Trial trenching at this location in 2015 did not encounter any physical remains of a gibbet site. See NHER 61664 for further details of the excavation.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG03NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOLT, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Site of gibbet (north of road that formerly continued on south). Marked onFaden's map (S1), 1797.
E. Rose (NAU), 6 September 1979.
A programme of archaeological work undertaken between 2000 and 2015 revealed no finds or sub-surface remains associated with this gibbet site.
See NHER 61664 and report (S2) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 18 October 2016.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF52409 Article in Serial: Whyte, N.. 2003. The Deviant Dead in the Norfolk Landscape.. Landscapes. Vol 4, No 1. pp 24-39.
- --- 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> SNF94568 Unpublished Contractor Report: Ames, J. 2015. Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation at The Grove, Gresham’s School, Holt, Norfolk. NPS Archaeology. 2015/1330.
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Record last edited
Mar 2 2026 12:01PM