Tag: Witches Well

  • International Women’s Day Gathering

    Tuesday 8th March 2022 As darkness falls on women’s rights in Scotland, we think it appropriate to meet at 7pm at the Witches’ Well on the Castle Esplanade, Edinburgh, to...

  • Witches’ Memorials in Scotland

    The Witchcraft Act 1563 resulted in approximately 4,000 innocent people being accused of witchcraft. Confessions were routinely obtained by torture and around 2,500 of those accused were convicted and...