A MEMORIAL service marking a witch-hunting frenzy which impacted families for generations is to take place today in Forfar, with historians hoping to open more people’s eyes to the town’s dark past.
Back in 1661 and 1662, more than 50 people in the Angus town were accused of being witches and a number – at least 12 according to records – were executed.
On International Women’s Day earlier this year, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon issued a formal apology in the Scottish Parliament to the thousands of people persecuted as witches in Scotland, while a petition demanding an official pardon for the more than 4000 who were accused, convicted and often killed is making its way through Holyrood.
