Witch Lake on the coast at St Andrews
Submitted by Margaret Fergus... on 30 October 2012 - 11:40pm
Revised: 12 January 2022 - 6:48pm — Margaret Fergus...
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Location:
A tidal pool on the shore, east of the Aquarium, adjacent to The Scores near The Step (lake at NGR NO 5098 1700)
St Andrews
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Additional information:
In the 16th and 17th centuries, women who were suspected of being witches were thrown into the Witch Lake, a tidal pool on the coast at St Andrews. If they drowned they were innocent. If they floated it was evidence of their involvement in alleged witchcraft and they would be dragged out of the water and taken to be burnt at the stake on nearby Witch Hill.