Forfar Loch

We’d a walk at Forfar Loch this morning and came across this interesting memorial.

In Forfar 9 women were executed as witches between 1661 and 1663. All of them were accused by Helen Guthrie. Helen Guthrie was, in her own words, a very wicked and drunken woman Having epilepsy or a squint (the evil eye) or just being in dispute with your neighbour was enough to get women accused of witchcraft.