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Perth, North Inch
Witch Association (17th Century)
Site Name Perth, North Inch
Classification Witch Association (17th Century)
Canmore ID 28430
Site Number NO12SW 61
NGR NO 1180 2452
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/28430
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Perth
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO12SW 61 1180 2452.
(NO 1180 2452) Witches Burned A.D.1623 (NAT)
OS 6" map, (1931-8)
'Witches Burned Here (1623)....The place where this transaction took place is pointed out by Mr Marshall on the North Inch. He states that many years ago in a slight hollow there was two or three large stones which was considered as left there to mark the spot where the event took place. These stones have been removed but Mr Marshall still remembers the place where they lay.'
Name Book 1860.
