![]() ![]() Some say that her ghost still haunts Auldearn. This is the woman who gave the world the notion of a coven. She is possibly the most famous ‘witch’ in Scottish history. The witchcraft confessions by Isobel Gowdie are some of the most extraordinary on record. Then, in 1662, it became the scene of one of the most bizarre witch hunts in Scotland. The village took its place in the annals of Scotland’s dark history in 1645 with the ‘Battle of Auldearn’ where over 2,000 Covenanters were slain. However, the 1600s were turbulent times for Auldearn. On the surface, Auldearn appears to be a sleepy Highland village, the kind of place you might think would pass through the history books, unrecognised. However, it seems that we pass through Auldearn on a regular occurrence to get to many other spooky sites: Cawdor Castle, Rait Castle, the Clava Cairns and Culloden Moor to name a few. Spooky Scotland has taken us to many haunted destinations. Isobel Gowdie was a difficult assignment for us. ![]()
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