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Dule Tree — Dule or dool trees in Britain were used as gallows for public hangings.[1] They were also used as gibbets for the display of the corpse for a considerable period of time after such hangings. These Trees of Lamentation or Grief were usually… … Wikipedia
dule — dule1 /dül/ (Scot) noun Woe (also dool or (obsolete) doole) ORIGIN: See ↑dole2 • • • duleˈ tree noun The gallows * * * dule var. f. dole n.2 grief; Sc. f … Useful english dictionary
Blairquhan Castle — Blairquhan (pronounced blehr hoowahn ), is a Regency era castle near Maybole in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is the historic home of the Hunter Blair Baronets and remains in the family s possession.HistoryFour different families have lived at… … Wikipedia
Moot hill — A moot hill or mons placiti (statute hill)[1] is a hill or mound historically used as an assembly or meeting place. In early medieval Britain, such hills were used for moots , meetings of local people to settle local business. Among other things … Wikipedia
Hangman's Elm — Hangman s Elm, or simply The Hanging Tree , is an English Elm located at the Northwest corner in Washington Square Park, in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It stands 110 feet (33.52 m) tall and has a diameter of 56 inches (1.42 m).In 1989 … Wikipedia
Gibbet — See also Halifax gibbet, a kind of guillotine. The reconstructed gallows style gibbet at Caxton Gibbet, in Cambridgeshire, England. A gibbet (pronounced /ˈdʒɪbɪt/) is a gallows type structure from which the dead bodies of exec … Wikipedia
Chapeltoun — Coordinates: 55°39′56″N 4°33′17″W / 55.66557°N 4.55484°W / 55.66557; 4.55484 … Wikipedia
King of the Gypsies — For the 1978 movie with the same title, see King of the Gypsies (film). The title King of the Gypsies has been claimed or given over the centuries to many different people. It is both culturally and geographically specific. It may be inherited,… … Wikipedia
Logierait — is a village and parish in Atholl, Scotland. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Tay and Tummel, half a kilometre west of the A9 road.It was the birthplace of the sociologist Adam Ferguson and the Canadian politician John McIntosh and… … Wikipedia
Hanging — is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature. The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck, although it formerly also referred to crucifixion. The preferred past… … Wikipedia
