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Some of the evidence used were confessional (often under torture), neighbour's testimony (often involving quarrels with the subject resulting in misfortune), other witches' testimonies, and the devil's mark (a mark was "made" by a devilish form of baptism). The devil's mark could actually be a blemish or an insensitive spot found by "prickers". (Brewster)

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On July 27, 2004, 81 people from Scotland were pardoned of witchcraft. 68 were women and 13 were men. However, this comes four centuries too late. (Sherrer)

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Brewster, Kaye. "Survey of Scottish Witchcraft - Introduction to Scottish Witchcraft." Survey of Scottish Witchcraft - Introduction to Scottish Witchcraft. University of Edinburgh, n.d. Web. 26 July 2016.

Sherrer, Hans. "81 Scottish “Witches” Pardoned." Justice:Denied Magazine. The Justice Institute, Dec. 2004. Web. July 26.

"The Making of the Union - History Oddities." BBC UK. BBC, 19 Sept. 2014. Web.

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If a person was accused of witchcraft, they were unable to ask for help from others. Mary's Law made it illegal to aid a person accused of witchcraft. (Sherrer)

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Prickers were hired to determine whether or not a person was a witch. They pricked the person and saw if they bled or not. No bleeding meant that they were a witch! (TMotU)

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Witch hunting came to an end as they doubted the evidence of confession that came under duress.  After 1727 they stopped the prosecution of witch craft.  Interestingly, it became illegal to "pretend" to do witchcraft, with the punishment of a year in prison.  Much less serious than being burned at the stake!! (Brewster)

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Forms of execution were strangling and burning the body at the stake.  (Brewster)

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Most of the accused witches were female (approximately 84%). (Brewster)
The picture below depicts a woman being manipulated by the devil. (Sherrer)

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Originally people believed that it was the superstition of the peasants but Christians raised the issue of witchcraft being connected to the devil.  Therefore it was made illegal in 1563. (TMotU

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Torture was sometimes used to extract confessions.  After 1661, it was deemed that torture would only be allowed to be used with permission from authority.  The most common form of torture was sleep deprivation. (Brewster)

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A total of 3,837 people were accused of witchcraft in Scotland's history.  This number may be even greater.  While not all of the witches were executed, approximately 67% were. (Brewster)