Pigg's Grave

Pigg's Grave is a small copse at the junction of the B1110 (Holt to Dereham), the B1354 (Thursford to Aylsham) and the minor road called Gallowhill Lane on the north-west edge of Melton Park. It has the distinction of being the highest point in Norfolk, standing at 101 metres, or 322 feet above sea level, and is marked by a concrete Ordnance Survey triangulation pillar set amongst the trees.

Pigg was a highwayman who was hanged on Gallowhill Lane and presumably buried here.

Charles Thompson

Triangulation pillar
Triangulation pillar

Norfolk's highest point
Norfolk's highest point

Triangulation pillar set amongst the trees
Triangulation pillar