Hangman Stone is a Grade II listed building in the North York Moors National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1987. Boundary stone.

Hangman Stone

WRENN ID: pale-slate-azure
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: North York Moors National Park
Country: England
Date first listed: 24 June 1987
Type: Boundary stone
Source: Historic England listing

Description

SE 695917 6/73

NORTH YORKSHIRE RYEDALE HUTTON-LE-HOLE BLAKEY ROAD (south-west side, off) Hangman Stone

Boundary stone. Probably early C18. Sandstone. Roughly shaped monolith approximately 1.25 metres high, standing on low stone base. The west face is inscribed "T D", for Thomas Duncombe, former Lord of the Manor of Helmsley. The stone recalls a man carrying a stolen sheep with its hind legs tied around his neck. When he sat down to rest, the sheep slipped backwards and hanged him.

Listing NGR: SE6941291740

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