What is recorded here
Beneath this crown of ivy is the weathered stump of an oak tree which was used as gallows for at least one convicted highwayman. Originally called the "Wilverley Oak", it stood by the side of the now-disused Burley to Lymington road
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- Forestry England
Places near here
Wilverley InclosureForest · 718 yd
Scrape Bottom, milestoneMonument or public art · 748 yd
Markway InclosureForest · 748 yd
Old milestone on heathland between Clay Hill and Wilverley Post, New ForestMonument or public art · 1374 yd
Holm HillMountain / peak · 1.0 mi
Milestone at Durmast CrossroadsListed building · 1.4 mi
Red HillMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Rhinefield House HotelListed building · 1.7 mi
Giant SequoiaHeritage attraction · 2.4 mi
Burley Villa School of RidingHeritage attraction · 2.5 mi
New ForestVisitor information · 2.7 mi
Castle HillArchaeological place · 3.2 miOther information
Photo: Mr Burl Solomons · CC BY-SA 2.0