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This memorial maze in Scotland honours 11 people executed for witchcraft

A Scottish aristocrat built it to pay tribute to the men and women who were put to death on the orders of his 17th-century predecessor.

This memorial maze in Scotland honours 11 people executed for witchcraft | Coven

1 year ago
Duration 3:46
A Scottish aristocrat built it to pay tribute to the men and women who were put to death on the orders of his 17th-century predecessor.

In 1662, 11 residents living near Tullibole Castle were executed for practising witchcraft in the Crook of Devon witch trials. 

Lord Moncrieff, a Scottish aristocrat who now owns the property, has built an elaborate maze with the names of the victims etched on a pillar at its heart. Over 33 metres wide and consisting of 2,000 beech trees, he hopes that the maze will become a shrine to secularism and rational thought. 

Laura Hokstad, a self-identified witch from Toronto, joins Moncrieff on a tour of the maze.

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