The Devil’s Mark: A Witch Test
Scotland’s brutal torture of women who were accused of being witches.
5 min readJan 9, 2023
The Devil’s Mark is an old belief that people could be marked by the devil, usually with a symbol or mark on their body (like, an unusual birthmark). The Devil’s Mark was claimed to be commonly found on witches during the early modern period, and it was believed to be proof that they were in…
