Edinburgh, Braid Road, Hanging Stones
Execution Site (Post Medieval), Gallows (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Edinburgh, Braid Road, Hanging Stones
Classification Execution Site (Post Medieval), Gallows (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Edinburgh, Braid Road, Gallows Bases
Canmore ID 74086
Site Number NT27SW 192
NGR NT 2452 7068
NGR Description Removed to NT 2451 7061
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/74086
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SW 192 2452 7068 removed to 2451 7061
There are the bases for two gibbets in the middle of Braid Road, just to the S of South Morningside Free Church Hall. Known locally as the 'hanging stones', they measure 1m square and were found to be c3cm thick when excavated during road repairs.
They mark the spot of Scotlands last execution for highway robbery in 1814 (C J Smith 1979).
Information from Mr G Russell, 59 Braid Road, Edinburgh 18 October 1992.
These stone bases are now situated at the W side of Braid Road, at NT 2451 7061. The gallows was specifically erected for the hanging of Thomas Kelly and Henry O'Neill on 25th January 1815.
Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 24 January 1994.
