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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALLOWS CRAIG | Gallows Craig Gallows Craig Gallows Craig |
Mr. Wilson Mr. Gillies William Muir Esqr. |
204.06 | This was formerly a rock but is now built over with sloping masonery and forming a kind of Battery having one of the trophies of the Crimean War placed on it. In olden times it was a place of punishment, and in 1673 the last execution for witchcraft took place on it. "The Gallow's Craig, a small rock jutting outward at the junction of Gallowgate and Argyle Streets, or directly opposite the entrance to the West Free Church, - a noted place in olden times, and one of punishment, as its name denotes. Here, in 1673, the last execution for witchcraft took place." Wilsons Guide to Rothesay. |
| GALLOWGATE STREET [Rothesay] | Gallowgate Street Gallowgate Street Gallowgate Street Gallowgate Street |
Corner Tickets Mr. Wilson Mr. Gillies Wilson's Guide |
204.06 | A Street leaving the end of Montague Street, and terminating at the Gallow's Craig, thence Argyle Street. |
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