Hag stone. A large, elongated and unevenly shaped pebble with two holes running through one end. A cord is tied through one of the holes.
description: Sandstone, with natural perforations, used as a charm stone.
date: Early: 1800 Late: 1900
format: stone sandstone, L: 143 mm W: 66 mm
type: Physical Object
coverage: Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Kintore Aberdeenshire

Witch Stone Amulet
description: Stone, flint, found with hole through centre, used as an amulet.
source: Field Collector: unknown
format: stone flint, L: 43 mm Dia: 37 mm Th: 30 mm
type: Physical Object
coverage: Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Fordoun Kincardineshire

Spindle Whorl
description: Shape: flat. Decoration: (top) ring-cross (base) debased interlace. Museum's 'Slip Catalogue': 'Lost probably when nearly new. Design would contain a blessing or charm'.
source: Field Collector: Thomson,Raymond
date: Early: 1400 Late: 1500
relation: LEMUR:1000390
format: stone sandstone, carved, Dia: 37 mm Th: 10 mm
type: Physical Object
coverage: Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Woodend Birse Aberdeenshire

Jougs
description: Collar like. Museum's 'Slip Catalogue': 'used as a form of punishment, and were attached to Church doors, Churchyard gates, or Market Cross'.
date: Early: 1700 Late: 1850
relation: LEMUR:1000388
format: metal iron, L(collar-piece): 190 mm H(incl chain): 270 mm
type: Physical Object
coverage: Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Aberdeenshire

https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/document/18700
title: Branks. Made of iron, a mask that covers the lower part of the face and has a triangle of metal projecting where the mouth would be. It has a heart shape and dots punched out of it, and loops which go over the top and sides of the head.
description: Branks or gag in iron. Jointed bars enclosed the head and were secured behind, and the projecting plate passed into mouth over the tongue. This specimen was used in the Parish of Dunnotar, Kincardineshire as a form of punishment for female scolds.
date: Early: 1600 Late: 1800
relation: LEMUR:1000051 LEMUR:1000057 LEMUR:1000073 LEMUR:1000117
format: metal iron, H: 320 mm D: 227 mm
type: Physical Object
coverage: Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Dunnottar Kincardineshire

Toil and Trouble poster

Thmbscrew
description: Decoration, (9) stars & hatching
source: Metal, iron
format: L, 72 mm W, 73 mm
coverage: Europe, Scotland, North East, Aberdeenshire

Scold's Bridle (Wellcome Collection)
description: Woman wearing a Scold's Bridle. Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Botanicon. plantarum historiae.
creator: Lonicerus, Adamus.
identifier: pi f58 Lon

https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/document/11094
title: "De historia stirpium commentarii insignes, maximis impensis et vigiliis elaborati, adiectis earundem viuis plusquam quingentis imaginibus, nunquam antea ad naturae imitationem artificiosicis efficis & expressis.. By Leonhart Fuchs "
creator: Fuchs, Leonhart, 1501-1566.
identifier: pi f58 Fuc