Information for record number MWA6185:
Possible Site of Gibbet on Gibbet Hill

Summary The possible site of a gibbet, a wooden post from which the body of a criminal would be hung after they had been executed. gibbets were in use during the Medieval period. This particular gibbet may have been located on gibbet Hill, to the north of Burton Dassett.
What Is It?  
Type: Gibbet
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Burton Dassett
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 39 52
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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