What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Gallow Hill as Cairn (period Unassigned), Execution Site (post Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
A cairn, likely Neolithic or Bronze Age in origin, later reused as a post-Medieval execution site; its dual function highlights the long-standing cultural and ritual significance of the location.
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Places near here
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McFarquhar's CaveCave · 1109 yd
Macfarquhar's BedCliff · 1118 yd
South SutorLatrine (second World War) (1939)-(1945) · 1143 yd
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The Old Court houseMuseum · 1.0 mi.jpg?width=1280)
Hugh Miller MonumentMemorial · 1.0 mi.jpg?width=1280)
Cromarty War MemorialMemorial · 1.1 mi
Fair Kathleen: North Sutor, Cromarty FirthBarque (19th Century) · 1.6 mi
the Hugh Miller TrailVisitor information · 2.6 mi
Nigg BayBay · 3.8 miOther information
Photo: Adrian Taylor · CC BY-SA 2.0