The Witches Maze
Tullibole Castle
Tullibole Castle
Crook of Devon
Memorial to the 11 innocent
persons who met their doom at the Crook of Devon Witch Trials
2012 is the 350 Anniversary of the worst year, 1662 in which 402 people were accused of witchcraft in Scotland
When finished this maze will be a memorial to the 11 innocent persons who met their doom at Crook of Devon after 5 trials in 1662
In the maze will be 11 carved stones including a 3ft Pentagon pillar in the centre.
The maze was planted in a circular 100ft diameter area that may have been a secret garden or a horse training ring.
Tullibole Castle near the village of Crook of Devon was once the home of William Halliday who with his son John and 3 others presided over a court that was responsible for one of the worst cases of witchcraft persecution that Scotland has ever seen. In 1662 the court sat 5 times resulting in the Doom of 11 persons. Those who survived the trial were taken to a small mound near the current village hall and strangled by the common Hangman and their bodies thrown on a fire. There is nothing in the village to commemorate the innocents so in 2003 I started to construct a garden artwork/memorial in their honour. When complete it will be 100 ft in diameter consist of 2000 beach trees as hedging and at least 11 caved stones and with free access to the public. It is my intention that the memorial to the innocents will also be a damming attack on the ignorant and superstitious beliefs of the past as well as those in modern day society.
The Stones will be commissioned and installed when the hedging is of a height to be used.
The Pentagon pillar in the centre is for the 5 trials.
There will be 5 "good" stones in the inner ring of the maze protecting the Pillar and 5 "bad" stones in the dead ends of the maze. Each of these stones will have a word carved on it from the list on the right.
Possible words for 5 "good" stones
- Truth
- Knowledge
- Fact
- Love
- Loyalty
- Integrity
- Humanity
- Wisdom
- Reasoning
- Tolerance
- Logic
- Honesty
These words were missing from scottish society
time of the trials
time of the trials
- Fear
- Hypocrisy
- Superstition
- Sycophantic
- Malice
- Malevolence
- Misbelieve
- Prejudice
- Racism
- Bigotry
- Intolerance
- Lies
- Greed
- Envy
- Desire
- Resentment
- Jealousy
- Perjure
- Ignorance
- Loathing
- Self-interest
- Perfidy
- Falsarii
These words were to much in evidence
at the time of the trials
Reference:
at the time of the trials
The Annals of Auchterarder
http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/
PSAS_2002/pdf/vol_022/22_211_241.pdf
badpsychics.com
Plan of the 3ft Pentagon pillar
A memorial to remind people to think rationally
Persons who think they have supernatural powers may be upset by the Maze when it is completed, due to the fact it infers they are Falsarii. A person cannot have "Powers" receive "Powers" or communicate with the dead and that is a *FACT. RHWM.
*(The truth or actual existence of something, as opposed to the supposition of something or a belief about something.)
www.tulbol.demon.co.uk/mon.htm
OS Grid Ref: NO 540888 (castle)
OS Grid Ref: NO 05260057 (scheduled churchyard & maze)
Tullibole Castle is located on the B9097 one mile east of Crook of Devon. The Scheduled Churchyard and Maze is located on the Gelvan Road 1/2 mile to the NW of the Castle. KY13 0QN
Access 2009 to Scheduled Churchyard: and Maze.
Unrestricted (Free) access at all times from Gelvan Road
Access 2011 to Tullibole Castle
Last week in August - 30 September
from 1.00pm to 4.00pm Tuesday - Sunday.
Admission every half-hour with guided tours only .
Price £3.50 Concession £2.50
Free admission "Doors Open" Weekend Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th September
