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Stories and Articles
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True Stories
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The Witch Stone
The Witch Stone lies near Dunbar around Spott and is known for being near the spot where the witch Marion Lillie was burned.
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As well as its close association with witches, many strange things have happened near it. When a family went to see the stone, two gold coins had been placed on the top. No one knows why, but its surely no coincidence that they found the coins there at Halloween! In 2002 a walker found incence and candle wax on the stone, adding to the strange history surrounding it. Maybe witchery still lurks in East Lothian......
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King James and the Witches
It was a cold bitter night, and windy too. A group of some 200 witches had gathered around one of North Berwick's churches. They were all chanting a spell - their purpose was to sink a ship that was just arriving in North Berwick. The King: James V1 was in it and the Witches, because of a burning hate for the king, wished to kill him.
Surprisingly a storm seemed to brew and the ship in question keeled over into the sea, the waves crashing over the wrekkage......Luckily for the King, the ship that the Witches had tried to sink was not infact the king's ship. The king reached port safely, the Witches had failed.
There is more to come, so just wait a little longer...
TO BE CONTINUED
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Amazing Facts
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- Did you know that in Scotland about 4400 supposed 'Witches' were burned at the steak in the 1600s to the 1700s?
- Did you know that only 6 were burned in England, though around 1000 were hanged - a massive difference!
- Did you know that even aiding a childbirth or using herbs to cure someone could be classed as Witchcraft?
- About 25 witches might be burned each year in Aberdeen and thats only one town!
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I hope you've really enjoyed reading all about witches....I have really enjoyed making it. Click on this link to go to the next page: Useful Reading
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