Journal of Archaeology in the Low Countries 2-2 (November 2010)

The late medieval/Early Modern reuse of prehistoric barrows as execution sites in the southern part of the Netherlands

Lucas Meurkens


Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Rationality vs. symbolism in the display of executed criminals
3 Gallows hills in the Netherlands: types and locations
4 Prehistoric barrows reused as gallows hills: four sites in the southern part of the Netherlands
4.1 Berghem, municipality of Oss (province of Noord-Brabant)
4.2 The Zevenbergen barrow cemetery in the medieval landscape
4.3 Rijsbergen, municipality of Zundert (province of Noord-Brabant)
4.4 Goirle, municipality of Tilburg (province of Noord-Brabant)
4.5 Swalmen/Beesel, municipality of Roermond (province of Limburg)
4.6 The barrow cemeteries in the medieval/Early Modern landscape (fig. 10)
5 The afterlife of prehistoric barrows in the medieval Low Countries
5.1 Before Christianisation
5.2 The demonisation of prehistoric burial monuments
5.3 Barrows as sites marking boundaries and boundaries as execution sites
6 Parallel developments: barrows, gallows and boundaries in England
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
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