Stocks

Stocks are a feet restraining device that were used as a form of corporal punishment and public humiliation. The use of stocks is seen as early as Classical Athens, where they are described as being in use in Solon's law code.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • Description: a punishment device in the form of a wooden block, primarily intended to restrain feet (ankles)

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Christchurch Castle and Red House Museum and Gardens.
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is a Norman motte and bailey castle in , .
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Museum
The is a museum of local history located in . is situated 580 feet southwest of Stocks.
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Hotel

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wick and Stanpit.
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Stocks

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Latitude
50.73379° or 50° 44′ 2″ north
Longitude
-1.77487° or 1° 46′ 30″ west
Open location code
9C2WP6MG+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11115798513
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­pillory
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1484064

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Stocks” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فلقة العقاب”
  • Arabic: “مقطرة”
  • Aragonese: “cepo”
  • Belarusian: “калодкі”
  • Breton: “Karkan”
  • Catalan: “cep de càstig”
  • Catalan: “cep de tortura”
  • Catalan: “Cep”
  • Central Bikol: “Pandog”
  • Chinese: “桩罚”
  • Chinese: “樁罰”
  • Chinese: “足枷”
  • Danish: “Gabestok”
  • Danish: “kag”
  • Danish: “skamstøtte”
  • Dutch: “stok”
  • Finnish: “Jalkapuu”
  • Finnish: “Jalkapuut”
  • French: “Cep”
  • German: “Fußblock”
  • German: “Stock”
  • Hungarian: “kaloda”
  • Icelandic: “Gapastokkur”
  • Icelandic: “Stjaki”
  • Indonesian: “Pasung”
  • Italian: “ceppo”
  • Japanese: “ストックス”
  • Japanese: “パスン”
  • Japanese: “足枷”
  • Korean: “족계”
  • Macedonian: “томрук”
  • Macedonian: “тумрук”
  • Polish: “Dyby”
  • Portuguese: “Tronco”
  • Russian: “Колодки”
  • Slovenian: “Klada”
  • Spanish: “Cepo”
  • Swedish: “Straffstock”
  • Ukrainian: “Колодка”
  • Uzbek: “Kundalar”

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