- Most people are focused on Edinburgh Castle, so you really must know where to look. The Witches’ Well was commissioned by Sir Patrick Geddes in 1894 and...
- The only monument in Edinburgh dedicated to accused witches burned at the stake, The Witches Well marks a drinking fountain below Edinburgh Castle.
- The location was once the reservoir that held the old town’s water supply. This fountain is known as the Witches’ Well. In 1894, Sir Patrick Geddes, a philanthropist…
- The Witches’ Well (1894) is a drinking fountain dedicated to over 300 witches burned at the stake here at the Castlehill in Edinburgh.
- The Witches' Well is a monument to accused witches burned at the stake in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is the only one of its kind in the city.[1].
- As I am mostly staying in Edinburgh, I thought I would share a few witchy places to visit, in case you are ever in the area. The Witches Well.
- Witches well: Tribute - See 18 traveller reviews, 34 candid photos, and great deals for Edinburgh, UK, at Tripadvisor.
- In Edinburgh alone it’s believed that at least 300 women were burnt at the stake. ... The Witches Well is Edinburgh’s small tribute to those poor women.