Gallows Hill

Gallows Hill may refer to:

Place names

British Isles
  • Gallows Hill SSSI, Wiltshire, England, a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire
  • Gallows Hill, Lower Brailes, Warwickshire, England, on the B4035
  • Gallows Hill, Cratloe, County Clare, named for execution of rebels by Cromwellian forces here circa 1650
  • Gallows Hill, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, place where Pendle witches were hanged
  • Gallows Hill, Otley, site of the gallows, now a nature reserve
  • Gallows Hill, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England, place where 300 were hanged, 1570
  • Gallow Hill Tain, Ross-shire, The last hanging took place in 1762 when, Katherine Ross, a young mother, was hanged for the murder of her child. In more recent times it was surmounted by a flagstaff but that has now disappeared. Today it is still occasionally used for rolling Easter Eggs and, when weather conditions permit, for sledging.
United States
Australia

Other uses

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