Edinburgh Castle Witches' Well

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Edinburgh Castle, Castlehill, Edinburgh Scotland
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, EH1 2NG Scotland

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Cemetery ID: 2736118

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The Witches' Well is a fountain designed by John Duncan in 1894, commissioned by Sir Patrick Geddes, that sits atop the ground where over 300 accused witches were burned to ashes at the stake on the esplanade at Edinburgh Castle. The ashes were left on the ground where they burned, never being buried.

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