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The Witches' Stone, Forres

Forres, Moray

Where barrels of witches rolled down the hill finally stopped.

Forres tradition says that accused witches were pushed into barrels lined with spikes and rolled down Cluny Hill. Where each barrel stopped, it was burned, and a stone was set to mark the spot.

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When
Tradition
Where
57.6100, -3.6120
Group
Witches & witch trials

Visiting

The stone is beside the police station on Victoria Road.

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