These pictures are from the Dukorski Estate museum in Belarus.

Georgetown, Bermuda, has a pillory, stocks and ducking stool. The ducking stool (containing a local volunteer) is used regularly for the entertainment of tourists.

These pictures are from the Fredriksten fortress in the city of Halden in Norway.

Some contestants tried to cheat at the annual cheese rolling competition in Muiden, Holland.

A visit to ye olde worlde village of Cockington, England. And what could be more olde worlde than ye village stocks?

From Krolewski Castle in Poland.

Ripley's Believe It or Not. I'm not sure what's so unbelievable. It looks like a pillory to me.

Ronneburg Castle in Germany. The keen linguists amongst you will have worked out that the German word "scharlatan" on the pillory means charlatan, a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill, ie a fraud.

Here's some for fans of the late and much missed Sir Terry Pratchett . These photos were taken at various productions of the stage version of "Wyrd Sisters", featuring various Nanny Oggs in various stocks.

Some pictures from Bodmin Jail in Devon, UK. Its a disused prison which is now a museum.

And finally, yet more miscellaneous pictures.