The 1594 trial of alleged witch Allison Balfour is one of the most frequently cited Scottish witchcraft cases.
Andro Man
Elderly Scottish folk healer executed for witchcraft in January 1598.
Ann Izzard
Alleged witch attacked by her neighbours in the village of Great Paxton, Huntingdonshire in 1808.
Barbara Napier, witch
Woman accused of witchcraft and conspiracy to murder during the North Berwick witch trials.
Bargarran witches
Redirected to Paisley witches.
Beatrix Laing, witch
Redirected to Pittenweem witches.
Beatrix Leslie
Scottish midwife executed in 1661 for using witchcraft to cause the collapse of a coal pit, killing two girls.
Black cat
The numerous folk beliefs about black cats, and cats in general, are often contradictory. Superstitions surrounding black cats are almost certainly some of the most prevalent even today, along with the number thirteen and walking under a ladder.
Bottesford witches
Redirected to Witches of Belvoir.
Bute witches
Six Scottish women accused of witchcraft on Bute during the Great Scottish Witch Hunt of 1661–1662.