Hanging Stanes, Thomas Kelly, and Henry O'R Neil brushed metal plaque

This brushed metal commemorative plaque records: The Hanging Stanes. Thomas Kelly and Henry O'R Neil, the last two highwaymen in Scotland to be executed, were hanged in public on 25th January 1815, from the gallows erected on the two stanes still visible on the spot, which was where the robbery took place. Paid for by public subscription 1993

Thomas Kelly and Henry O'R Neil were the last highwaymen in Scotland to be publicly executed on January 25, 1815, marking a significant end to an era of highway robbery. Their execution at the Hanging Stanes symbolizes the decline of this form of crime and the increasing power of law enforcement in early 19th century Scotland.