Witches

The Paisley Witches

George Street, Paisley, Renfrewshire

A horseshoe in the road marks where seven people were executed.

In 1696 an 11-year-old girl, Christian Shaw, accused several people of bewitching her. Seven were found guilty and strangled and burned in Paisley in 1697, one of the last mass witch executions in Western Europe.

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When: 1697
Where: 55.8400, -4.4300
Group: Witches & witch trials

Visiting

Look for the horseshoe and memorial plaque at the junction of George Street and Maxwelton Road.

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