Oxford Inscriptions: George Napier, The Castle
Oxford Preservation Trust
Close to this
spot lies the site of
the mediaeval gallows
In 1610 Blessed George
Napier, Catholic Priest and
Martyr, was executed here.
This plaque was fixed to a wall in Oxford Castle on Saturday 23 October 2010, and can be seen in context below.
Wikipedia: George Napper or Napier
Four other Roman Catholic martyrs were executed at the Holywell Gallows
just outside the Oxford city wall and have a plaque there