Her ved foden af galgebakken i Himmelev ligger der en meget skummel udseende pumpestation tilhørende Roskilde Kommune.
Himmelev Galgebakke er naturligvis omtalt i forbindelse med ret dystre begivenheder, fx. i 1843: Carl Larsen og Christian Jensen fra Venslev i Horns Herred henrettedes ved halshugning med økse på Galgebakken i Himmelev i Roskilde for mordet på parcellist Niels Jørgensen af Eiby, samt kone og søn i januar 1842. Carl Larsen kom desuden på hjul og stejle. (wikipedia.dk)
Området er sidst besigtiget af Nationalmuseet i 1962, hvorom der skrives at der fra oldtiden findes en "stærkt forgravet Højrest, 1 x 10 m, med et Par store Sten, ant. Rester af Megalitgrav." (kulturarv.dk)
Området er afbildet på en fuglekongeskive fra 1870 (http://roskildefugleskydning.dk/index.php/fuglekonger/index/170)
Bemærk at cachen ligger uden for det indhegnede område.
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Here at the foot of the place of execution in Himmelev lies a very sinister water pumping station which belongs to Roskilde Municipality.
Himmelev Gallows Hill is of course mentioned in connection to rather sinister events. For example in 1843: Carl Larsen and Christian Jensen from Venslev in Horns Herred was executed by beheading with ax on Gallows Hill in Himmelev in Roskilde for the murder of landowner Niels Jørgensen of Eiby and his wife and son in January 1842. Carl Larsen was also put on the wheel. (wikipedia.dk)
The area was last inspected by archeologists from the National Museum in 1962, who note that from ancient times there are remnants of a burialmount 1 x 10 m, with a pair of large stones. (kulturarv.dk)
The area is depicted on a goldcrest disc from 1870 (http://roskildefugleskydning.dk/index.php/fuglekonger/index/170)
Do notice that the cache is placed outside the fenced compound.