Heritage Talk: Witchcraft In The Shire of Renfrew

Tuesday 28th October, 6.30pm to 8pm
This event takes place in Barrhead Foundry

https://www.ercultureandleisure.org/events/witchcraft-in-the-shire-of-renfrew-2/

During the 16th and 17th century in Scotland, around 4,000 men and women were accused of witchcraft, a crime punishable by state sanctioned execution. Of that number, around 15% came from the west of Scotland, second in number only to Edinburgh and Lothian.

But were these people really witches? Did they meet in covens and do spells? Did they fly around on broomsticks wearing pointy hats with their black cats in tow? Or were they heretics in league with the Devil?

Join local historian Lorraine Murray to separate fact from fiction and to find out more about some of the cases from the old ‘Shire of Renfrew’, which includes present day East Renfrewshire.

You may also like the following events from East Renfrewshire Heritage Service:

• Next month, 21st September, 10:00 am, Doors Open Day: Eastwood Park Theatre Guided Tours in Newton Mearns
• Next month, 23rd September, 06:30 pm, Heritage Talk - Catherine Cranston: The Unknown Mrs Cochrane in Barrhead
• Next month, 30th September, 09:30 am, Workshop: Family History For Beginners in Newton Mearns