Witchcraft

The Witch Den, Brechin

Witchden Road, Brechin

Seventeenth century (tradition); finds Victorian

Brechin kirk session and other records contain significant witchcraft material, according to Angus Folklore, though the blog does not name individuals. The story of the finds comes through the Victorian local histories and is reported at second hand. The road name is the lasting evidence for the tradition.

The Angus Folklore essay 'A Last Look at Witches' is the source for the site detail. The finds themselves are not independently documented in anything I could see.

Evidence
Long-standing local tradition
Access
Open ground
Location
56.728, -2.653 (Parish-level only, treat as an area)

Sources: Angus Folklore (Keith Coleman), A Last Look at Witches [other]; Angus Folklore (Keith Coleman), Witches of Angus - A Sampler [other]

View on the map →

Comments

Loading…