What is recorded here
The public map records this plaque for Witches' Well. Its recorded inscription reads: This fountain designed by John Duncan R.S.A. is near the site on which many witches were burned at the stake. ...
This fountain commemorates a site where numerous alleged witches were executed during the Scottish witch hunts of the 16th and 17th centuries, highlighting a dark period of religious persecution in Scottish history.
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