Dalnacroich
Gallows (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Dalnacroich
Classification Gallows (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 12264
Site Number NH35NW 1
NGR NH 3121 5503
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Contin
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH35NW 1 3121 5503.
At Dalnacroich (the Hanging or Gallows Plain) there is a hillock called Cnoc na Croiche, where malefactors are supposed to have been buried.
W J Watson 1904
According to local tradition, the natural hillock at NH 3121 5503, measuring 40.0m by 16.0m and 2.0m high, is the place where malefactors were hanged and buried. It is known locally as the Hanging Hillock or Cairn, and not as the Gaelic "Cnoc na Croiche".
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (N K B) 24 October 1966
