What is recorded here
The public map records this plaque for Mediaeval Gallows. Its recorded inscription reads: Close to this spot lies the site of the mediaeval gallows In 1610 Blessed George Napier, Catholic Priest and Martyr, was executed here.
This site marks the location of medieval gallows where religious dissenters were executed, including Blessed George Napier in 1610, highlighting the persecution of Catholics during the Protestant Reformation.
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