Kildonan, 'gallows Hill'
Execution Site (Post Medieval)
Site Name Kildonan, 'gallows Hill'
Classification Execution Site (Post Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Torr Ma Croich; Torr-na-croiche
Canmore ID 93289
Site Number NC92SW 54
NGR NC 908 213
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/93289
- Council Highland
- Parish Kildonan
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC92SW 54 908 213.
Torr ma Croich.
H Morrison 1853.
'Torr-na-croiche', the gallows knowe, is so called from its summit being the place of execution of two notorious thieves whose graves can still be seen at the foot of the hill.
D Sage 1898.
No graves were found during field investigation.
Visited by OS 2 June 1961.
Known locally as 'The Gallows Hill'.
Visited by OS (JM) 8 February 1977.
