NHER 8722 (Monument record) - Norfolk's last post medieval gibbet
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF90NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRADENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
'Site of gibbet' (Ordnance Survey). This was the last gibbet in Norfolk, and it was here that Rider-Haggard excavated the cage-irons with fragment of human skull attached.
E. Rose (NLA).
Marked, rather inaccurately, on (S1). N. Arbor (NCM) says the skull is that of Clive, a malefactor. Formerly wrongly marked as two sites with NHER 15258.
E. Rose (NAU), 26 January 1984.
N. Arbor (NCM) has changed his mind and now says owner of skull was called Watson.
E. Rose (NLA).
The discovery is recorded by Rev. Armstrong on 20th July 1882; where he refers to the skull as being 100 years old.
Information from (S2).
E. Rose (NLA) 8 October 1997.
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> SNF53877 Publication: Armstrong, H. B. J (ed). 1949. A Norfolk Diary. Passages from the Diary of The Rev. Benjamin John Armstrong. p 250.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Feb 22 2018 12:12PM