Record Details
| NHER Number: | 21600 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Gibbet Piece |
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Summary
The area is labelled 'Gibbet Piece' on the Kettlestone tithe map of 1838. This suggests that it was the site of a post medieval gibbet. Another area in the parish is also known as 'Gibbet Piece' (NHER 12692) and there may have been some confusion between the two locations.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 960 295 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF92NE |
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| Parish: | KETTLESTONE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Site of gibbet. Area marked as Gibbet Piece on tithe map (S1).
[1] quotes old account of a woman standing on Kettlestone Common to see gibbeting on adjacent plot.
E. Rose (NAU), 2 August 1985.
Is there confusion here with site NHER 12692? If this site is marked as Gibett Piece on tithe map do the details entered under NHER 12692 belong here?
E. Rose (NLA), 2 August 1999.
Monument Types
- GALLOWS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- GALLOWS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Article in Serial: Whyte, N.. 2003. The Deviant Dead in the Norfolk Landscape.. Landscapes. Vol 4, No 1. pp 24-39. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Map: 1838. Kettlestone Tithe Map. |
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