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Dorchester Gallows Hill Cemetery

Dorchester, West Dorset District, Dorset, England

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Get directions Dorchester, West Dorset District, Dorset, England

Coordinates: 50.71279, -2.43155
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A town plan from 1610 shows a gallows comprising two uprights and a crossbeam wide enough for multiple hangings.

The site is marked today by the Dorset Martyrs Memorial which was created by Dame Elisabeth Frink and was erected in 1986. During the religious troubles of the 16th and 17th centuries countless men and women — both Catholic and Protestant — were executed for their religious beliefs. The memorial represents two martyrs facing Death and commemorates all Dorset men and women who suffered for their faith and, in particular, seven known Catholics who were executed where the Memorial now stands.

The gallows were removed to Maumbury Rings in 1703.

A town plan from 1610 shows a gallows comprising two uprights and a crossbeam wide enough for multiple hangings.

The gallows were removed to Maumbury Rings in 1703.

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