What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: GIBBET FIELD as a warning to others the bodies of two smugglers executed in 1749 were hung in chains from the gibbet that stood in this field much of which is now under the sea Recorded plaque organisation: West Sussex County Council.
Gibbet Field marks the site where the bodies of two smugglers, executed in 1749, were displayed in chains as a deterrent against smuggling; their public execution and post-mortem punishment reflect the severe measures taken during the period to combat illicit trade.
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