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Dark deeds in Bargarran, Erskine & Paisley in 1697
Over the last few weeks, Paisley has been talking about the disappearance of the Bargarran witch hunt commemorative horseshoe, part…
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Names of the witches (in Scotland) 1658 – Welcome Library
The Welcome Library has published a fascinating book from 1658 to c1662 with a list of witches named in Scotland. …
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Dark Events at Bargarran in 1676
Today when the name Bargarran is mentioned, we always turn our minds to 1696/7 and the last mass witch hunt…
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Mr John Neilson of Nethercommon, Paisley
Today the John Neilston Institution as a place of education is but a mere memory, even though the building proudly…
From the Urban Historian
