Witchcraft

Christian Shaw's Fits at Bargarran

Bargarran, Erskine

August 1696 to 1697

Whether she was ill, acting, or coached by adults around her has been argued over since, and a psychiatric reassessment has been published in a medical journal.

The sources here do not agree on the truth of the illness, so the confidence tag is contested. What is not in doubt is the outcome: seven people were executed on the strength of her testimony and the symptoms attributed to her.

Bargarran House is on private land.
Evidence
Disputed or debunked
Access
No public access
Location
55.908, -4.468 (Sited to the village)

Sources: Wikipedia, "Christian Shaw" [other]; Renfrewshire Local History Forum, "Witches and Warlocks of Renfrewshire" [other]; Renfrewshire Heritage, "The Bargarran Witchcraft Case 1696" [other]

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