GALLOWS MOUND
A natural or man-made earth mound on which a gallows was erected.
Classifications
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Monument Thesaurus (rcahms)
Monument Thesaurus (rcahms)
> Civil
>> Mound
>> Legal Site
>>> Gallows Mound
>>> Punishment Place
>>>> Execution Site
>>>>> Gallows Mound
Related Terms
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GALLOWS | A structure used for execution by hanging. Usually two uprights and a cross-piece, from which the offender is suspended by the neck. |