Ashes and Stones: A Journey Through Scotland in Search of Women Hunted as Witches

This book presents a journey through rugged coasts, remote villages, and cities, seeking the traces of those accused of witchcraft in seventeenth-century Scotland. Here, we visit modern memorials and standing stones, explore forests and hedge mazes, and delve into folklore and political fantasies. From fairy hills to forgotten caves, we explore a spellbound landscape.

Author Allyson Shaw unravels the myth of witchcraft and gives voice to the erased. Her elegant prose weaves history and feminist reclamation into a vibrant memorial. This untold story of Scotland’s witches and their lives is a trove of folklore linking contemporary women to the past’s horrors, a record of resilience, and a call to remember our ancestors.