Pingary's Tump, Wigpool Common
Introduction
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Pingary's Tump, Wigpool Common
Image: © Richard Webb Taken: 2 Apr 2004
This was open land, grazed through commoner's rights. Once there would have been views from this point on the edge of the Forest of Dean scarp, views of use to the Ordnance Survey. Since then the common has been planted. Pingary, Pingry or Pingery's Tump like a lot of hilltops was used as a site for gallows - in 1723 Eli Hatton, was hanged for the murder of a carpenter, Tom Twibervile. The Mitcheldean Parish Council website also mentions that there was gold mining in the area as well.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.870399
Longitude
-2.502245