Category: Witch Hunts and Trials

Folk Magic: A Living System of Survival in Ancient Scotland

Mar 13, 2026 | Beltane, Curses, Dal Riatan Scots or Gaels, Evil Eye, Folk Magic, Imbolc, Isobel Gowdie, Lughnasadh, Lunastral, Lammas, Picts, Religion, Wheel of the Year, Witch Hunts and Trials, Witches

Ancient Scottish folk magic was never a distant myth; it was a living, breathing system of...

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An Introduction to the Sìthichean

Oct 10, 2025 | Bride, Cailleach, Gods and Goddesses, Kelpie, Myths and Legends, Prehistory, Scathach, Selkie, Sith (fairies), Witch Hunts and Trials

The Sìthichean or faeries did not always live alongside humankind on the earth but danced in the...

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Edinburgh Castle: A Timeline of Horror, Hauntings and Happenings

Oct 30, 2021 | Betrayals and Treachery, Covenanters, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Edward I King of England, Ghost and Spirits, Gododdin, Haunted Castle, Iron Age, Nine Maidens, Robert the Bruce, Scottish Wars of Independence, Witch Hunts and Trials, Witches

Edinburgh Castle looms over Scotland’s capital city, its outer walls seeming to merge with the...

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King James VI and The North Berwick Witch Trials

Jan 12, 2021 | Dark History, Edinburgh, James VI King of Scots, John Knox, Mary Queen of Scots, Protestant Reformation, Witch Hunts and Trials, Witches

The events which led to the North Berwick Witch Trials began, not in Scotland, but at the other...

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The Burning Times: The Scottish Witch Trials

Jan 12, 2021 | Dark History, James VI King of Scots, John Knox, Mary Queen of Scots, Witch Hunts and Trials, Witch-pricker, Witches

Between 1563 and 1763 Scotland was a country in flux and the resulting paranoia fueled the...

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The Lore of the Scottish Rowan Tree

Oct 19, 2020 | Beltane, Evil Eye, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, James VI King of Scots, Lughnasadh, Lunastral, Lammas, Myths and Legends, Plant Lore, Rowan, Witch Hunts and Trials, Witches

The rowan tree has a special place in the hearts of the Scottish people. It was once worshipped by...

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