Old Photograph Jougs Meikleour Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of the Jougs in Meikleour in Perthshire, Scotland. A Joug was an iron ring, fastened by a chain to a wall, post, or tree, in which an offender was held by the neck: common in Scotland from the 16th to 18th century. The tron, to which jougs are still attached, stands in the centre of Meikleour. The tron is a rusticated obelisk with a hole near its pointed top, surmounted by a tall spike usually with a weather vane. The jougs are attached to its South face. The obelisk stands on a flat-topped mound.



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