Monument record MHG646 - Execution Site, Gallow Hill
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1049 6850 (20m by 20m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND16NW |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | THURSO |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
(Name: ND 1055 6858) Gallow Hill (NAT)
OS 6" map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1907)
Gallow Hill: A slight eminence situated about half a mile W of Thurso. MacKay (1829) mentions: "There was a large stone on this hill at one time and it was erected to commemorate the hanging of the last two of the band of Highlandmen who took part in a skirmish in Thurso, between Donald Macalister, an Irishman who fought under Montrose, and the Thurso men. This affair happended on a Sunday in the year 1649".
Name Book 1872; R MacKay 1829.
No evidence of antiquity is to be seen on Gallow Hill.
Visited by OS (W D J) 17 April 1962.
The area is now covered by a housing scheme.
Visited by OS (J M) 24 September 1981.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
