Punishment in Aberdeen

Hanging stone 

The hanging stone is Infront of the tollbooth , castle street

These cobbles are where convicted criminals were hanged from the 1700s Infront of a crowd . 

The last thing they would see is the view down Marschial street , leading to the harbour .

The whipping stone is on the corner of union street and broad street .

This is where criminals were publicly whipped by the local hangman .

Sometimes these people were whipped through the streets of the burgh before being banished . Whipping was only fully abolished in 1948

Scolds bridle / branks 

A scolds bridle was mainly used on women . Such as women who gossiped , who spoke back or on those accused of witchcraft . It was fitted In a way that caused pain if they spoke and also caused them humiliation. There is one on display at Aberdeen’s tollbooth museum .

Jougs 

Another form of punishment used to humiliate .
A jougs was a iron collar which would be attached to the wall by a chain . The collar would then be fastened round the persons neck . This could be anywhere that was busy ( eg church , mercat cross etc ) meaning that their humiliation would be seen by as many people as possible . 


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