Witch Prison Found in 15th Century Scottish Church: Medieval Chapel Was Used to Hold Suspects

Daily Mail ^ | 22 July 2016 | Richard Gray

[nickcarraway]

Witch prison found in 15th century Scottish church: Medieval chapel was used to hold suspects before they were killed and burned

In the years before the Reformation, a small chapel in a church on the outskirts of Aberdeen had provided a quiet place for Catholic women to pray in peace.

But within 30 years of the switch from Catholicism to the Protestant faith, St Mary's Chapel at the Kirk of St Nicholas in Aberdeen took on a far darker and sinister role.

Historians have uncovered evidence that the chapel, built during the 15th century, served as a prison for suspected witches while they faced trial and before they were led away to their deaths.

An almost innocuous iron ring embedded into the north wall of the chapel is now all that remains of this gruesome past.

But records unearthed from Aberdeen's city archives have revealed this two inch wide ring was installed to chain the witches up while they were being held in the prison.

[The Cuban]

Protestants and their stupid witch hunts. lol

[Robert DeLong]

Perfect, we can house Hillary there.

[RegulatorCountry]

Protestants and their stupid witch hunts. lol

I suppose you believe Catholics never did that.

[The Cuban]

Not anywhere near the protestants scale and not in Southern Europe.

[OldNewYork]

Interesting. Horrible, but interesting.

[dp0622]

They must have found a few of my Ex girlfriends there.

[ifinnegan]

“...took on a far darker and sinister role.”

Dark.

There’s that term again.

Dark.

(I think we might be better off with witch prisons these days).

[dp0622]

ROFL

[Adder]

Catholics just has their silly little inquisitions.

[Psalm 144]

Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius.

[BigEdLB]

You'll never take me there DeLong. Remember Vince Foster?

[Pravious]

“Witch prison found in 15th century Scottish church”

The headline makes it sound like someone was walking around a 15th century Scottish church, and stumbled upon a “witch prison” that no one had ever noticed before.

[chrisser]

Did they use magic chains through the iron ring?

Seems otherwise, real witches would have been able to escape being they’re witches and all...

[Candor7]

Scottish witches? Sounds like the name of a leftist heavy metal band from the continent.

[Mr Apple]

Excellent pic of the Wicked Witch of the East.

[Dr. Sivana]

Reminds me of a scene from the movie Brigadoon, a very cute movie with an even cuter Cyd Charisse.

Mr. Lundie: Two hundred years ago, the highlands of Scotland were plagued with witches, wicked sorcerers that were taking the Scottish people away from the teachings of God and putting the Devil into their souls. They were indeed horrible destructive women. I dinna suppose you have such women in your country?

Tommy Albright: Witches?

Jeff Douglas: Oh we have 'em. We pronounce it differently.

[Dr. Sivana]

[katana]

Scene outside the castle in the 15th century may have looked like this.

[katana]

Or outside the convention hall this week in Philly. And yes, you may burn her.