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Witches Stone (Monzie) (Standing Stone / Menhir)

Kate McNieven is supposedly the witch who gave her name to the stone, although there are some doubts about her existence. Tradition has it that the Craig is where she was burned (for turning herself into a bee and buzzing around the head of Graham, laird of Inchbrakie). She is supposed to have been one of the last witches burned in Scotland, but one account has her being burned as early as 1563, while another says that she was burned in St Andrews.
Posted 02 Jul 03ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Moneydie (Stone Circle)

Rev. George Fraser, writing in the First Statistical Account (1791-1799):

"There are many circles of stones, supposed to be Druidical temples."

In the Second Statistical Account (1845), the Rev. J W Thomson wrote:

"In the department of antiquities, few parishes, it is believed, are more barren than Moneydie....One or two circles of stones also may still be seen, which are not unlikely to have been places of Druidical worship."
Posted 28 Jun 03ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink
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