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Gallows Hill
Devon
Gallows Hill is a scheduled monument recording the location of a gallows, once used for public execution on Dartmoor. The site stands as a physical reminder of how justice, law and order were administered across the moor in centuries past. Such monuments are found across England and reflect the serious crimes and punishments of their time.
Today the site offers little in the way of visible remains, but its name and scheduled status preserve its historical significance. For those walking the moor, it serves as a quiet marker of Dartmoor's layered past, beyond the Bronze Age cairns and medieval settlements that more visibly shape the landscape.
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