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A whip used by monks to chastise themselves has been found at Rufford Abbey. The medieval item was found in 2014 but a recent discovery has revealed its importance.A medieval whip used by monks to chastise themselves has been found at Rufford Abbey. The whip – or cat o' nails tails and scourges as they were also known – is one of only four to have been found in the country.It is made of woven copper wires braided together, and could have been used by monks to keep the Black Death at.