Gallows Knowe
Execution Site (Post Medieval)
Site Name Gallows Knowe
Classification Execution Site (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 47857
Site Number NS97NE 75
NGR NS 9872 7722
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/47857
- Council West Lothian
- Parish Linlithgow
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District West Lothian
- Former County West Lothian
NS97NE 75 9872 7722
This is a small hill where, nearly a century ago, two men named McDonald and Jamieson were hanged for highway robbery.
Name Book 1856
