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Scotland held the title of being the biggest persecutors of witches in Europe.

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Most of the people who were accused of being witches were Midwives and Healers. This was because people thought they had the power of life as well as the power of death.

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Nor'Loch was near the Edinburgh Castle. This was were many were drowned when they were accused of using witchcraft, this location is now known as Princess Street Garden.

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The fountain on the wall at Edinburgh Castle marks the location where over 300 people were burned when accused of using witchcraft.

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This was one of the last major trials. This group had 5 women and 1 man, they were accused of being in the devil's company. This group tried to harm a man named Andrew Mitchell. All six of the people in this group were executed in Corbiehill, they were strangled and then burned.

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Three trials that were very well known were The North Berwic Witches, Isobel Gowde and The Witches of Bo'ness. Later, in 1944 the last known Scottish women was put in jail for her crimes.

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A lot of the people accused of witchcraft was because the had the Devil's Mark on their neck.

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The witchcraft act was established in 1563 and went until 1736, however people were still accused later on, it was just not as common.

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The witches were often questioned to give names about other witches. Torture was one way of doing this, and it was commonly used. The type of torture that was used most was sleep deprivation.

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Witches came from all over Scotland some of those places include Lothians, Strathclyde, Fife, The Boarders and many more. 32% of those who were accused came from Lothians.

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There have been over 3,837 people accused of witchcraft in Scotland, 84% of those accused were women and 18% accused were men. There was 1% who's gender was unknown.