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Isobel Gowdie

Auldearn, Nairnshire

The most detailed witch confession ever recorded, full of flying and fairies.

In 1662 Isobel Gowdie, a farmer's wife from Auldearn, gave four long confessions. She described flying on straw horses, turning into a hare, meeting the Queen of the Fairies inside a hill and firing elf-arrows.

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When
1662
Where
57.5770, -3.8070
Group
Witches & witch trials

Visiting

Auldearn is a village east of Nairn. Boath Doocot nearby marks a 1645 battle.

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