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Arn Hill Down

Round Barrow(s)

<b>Arn Hill Down</b>Posted by RhiannonImage © Rhiannon
Nearest Town:Warminster (2km SSW)
OS Ref (GB):   ST876464 / Sheet: 183
Latitude:51° 12' 57.98" N
Longitude:   2° 10' 39.21" W

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<b>Arn Hill Down</b>Posted by Rhiannon

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The large barrow above the plantation produced a skeleton, and a cup of rude form. On this spot were erected double gallows for the execution of George Ruddock aged 20, and George Carpenter, 21, for the murder of Mr Webb, a farmer, and his maidservant at Roddenbury, near Longleat. They were hanged on December 28 1813 in the presence of the Yeomanry, the Chairman of Quarter Sessions, the Vicar of Warminster, and a vast multitude of spectators.
The History of Warminster, J J Daniell (1879). p95.
Rhiannon Posted by Rhiannon
13th March 2006ce