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Thesaurus Term/Concept: PILLORY

Identifier 68733
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A wooden frame with holes, through which the head and hands of an offender were thrust, in which state they would be exposed to public ridicule and assault.

Broader Terms/Concepts (1)

Related Terms/Concepts (2)

Narrower Terms/Concepts (0)

Instances/Examples (16)

Context Record
Monument Type MEX1031808 Chipping Ongar market place (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1031825 Earls Colne historic town (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1031826 Earls Colne market-place (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1031980 Early medieval to medieval market place, Maldon (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1031901 Gaol and pillory, Harwich (Building)
Monument Type MEX1032571 Hutton Village (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1031799 Medieval market place, Brentwood (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1031832 Medieval market place, Epping (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1053775 Medieval pound, pillory and cage, Chipping Ongar (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1684 Medieval town of Newport (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1032573 Pillory and ducking-stool, Hutton (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1031796 Pillory, whipping-post and ducking-stool, Bocking Church Street (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1031957 Site of medieval to post-medieval cage, pillory, ducking-stool, and stocks at Cage End (Monument)
Monument Type MEX13316 Site of stocks and whipping post at Waltham Abbey (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1031814 Stocks, cage, pillory, ducking-stool and gallows, Coggeshall (Monument)
Monument Type MEX7126 Village lock up with stocks and whipping post attached to door frame, SE corner of churchyard of St Thomas (Listed Building)