In 16th and 17th century Scotland, roughly 4,000 people were accused of witchcraft. The rate of executions were five times the European average, and of the accused, 85% were women. The BBC's ...

As the story goes, the witch simply told the MacCarthys of the stone’s great power in thanks for saving her life. Others believe the Blarney Stone spent some time in Scotland. How the stone ...

Their findings suggest the stone may have been transported overland, following a route bypassing hazardous coastal currents and cliffs. “Transporting such massive cargo overland from Scotland to ...

The Altar Stone at the center of Stonehenge, long believed to have been hauled to southwest England from Wales, was actually transported more than 450 miles from northeastern Scotland, a team of ...

Researchers now know the exact region in Scotland where Stonehenge's Altar Stone originated, thanks to a chemical analysis of the behemoth rock's geological makeup. The finding, which is part of a ...

Memorial stone marking the execution site ... Janet Horne is reported to have been the last person in Scotland to be tried and executed as a witch. In Dornoch in 1727 (or 1722 in some accounts ...

The initiative, now under consideration before Parliament, is the result of a two-year long campaign led by a group named Witches of Scotland. Activists Claire Mitchell QC and Zoe Venditozzi ...