Beating the Bounds ceremony

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:award
tradition
gptkbp:activity striking boundary markers
walking parish boundaries
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Ascension_Day
gptkbp:customs children sometimes bumped on boundary stones
gptkbp:frequency annual
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Beating the Bounds ceremony
gptkbp:originatedIn medieval England
gptkbp:participants gptkb:priest
parishioners
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:purpose mark parish boundaries
gptkbp:recordedAt historical parish records
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Rogation_Days
perambulation
gptkbp:status still practiced in some parishes
gptkbp:symbolizes local identity
community memory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Llantrisant_Town_Trust
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7