Research & Updates

Read below for new research investigating the lives of Scotland's approximately 4,000 accused witches.

New exhibition in Ayr explores history of the Scottish witch trials and remembers those accused of witchcraft. The exhibition will feature a memorial to the 64 accused witches of South Ayrshire.

A new exhibition curated by the charity Remembering the Accused Witches of Scotland (RAWS) will explore the history of the Scottish witch...

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Nov 24, 2024

Pleading Guilty When Innocent Posted onMay 31, 2024 By erasmusresearch Professor Margaret Malloch Recent interest in the campaigns to...

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Aug 25, 2024

From the ashes we shall rise. Collaborative event ran by Rowan Morrison. And Karen Strang. This event was held. On Wednesday the 9th of...

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May 26, 2024

Donna Faulkner The Witchcraft Act of 1563 made any act of witchcraft punishable by death1but prior to 1590 witch trials in Scotland were...

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May 26, 2024

By Laquitha Glass Art credit Vincent van Gogh (1884), from the public domain. This is not an artists rendering of Margaret Lauder. ~+~...

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May 11, 2024

By Laquitha Glass Strangled and burned on Castle Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland after a period of imprisonment and a trial for alleged...

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May 4, 2024

By Laquitha Glass Strangled and burned on Castle Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland after a period of imprisonment and a trial for alleged...

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Apr 27, 2024

What will you do? Watch this space for more news.

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Apr 21, 2024

By Laquitha Glass Strangled and burned on Castle Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland after a period of imprisonment and a trial for alleged...

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Apr 20, 2024

We are delighted to have our own music composition created by the very talented Heal and Harrow. You can listed to this here or by...

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May 4, 2023