Monument record 0023201000 - CROSSROADS AT CHEARSLEY
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- GALLOWS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Description
DISCOVERY OF SKELETONS AT INTERSECTIONS OF OLD TRACKWAYS SEEMS TO CONFIRM TRADITIONAL ACCOUNT OF THIS BEING SITE OF GALLOWS(B1).TRADITION THAT THE LORD'S GALLOWS FORMERLY STOOD ON HILL NEAR CROSSROADS(B3).NO VISIBLE REMAINS(B4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC7480 Bibliographic reference: LIPSCOMB 1 P122.
- <2>SBC14198 Bibliographic reference: SHEAHAN P348.
- <3>SBC15871 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 4 P19.
- <4>SBC3406 Bibliographic reference: DAVIES M E,NOV 1972 FIELD VISIT & LOCAL INFORMATIO.
Location
Grid reference | SP 71700 10690 (point) |
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Civil Parish | CHEARSLEY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Record last edited
Feb 19 2018 2:56PM