Overview

Lorraine Murray considers events in Eastwood parish in 1667 in a famous witchcraft case involving the Maxwell family of Nether Pollok.

Find out what happened in Eastwood parish in 1667 in this famous witchcraft case involving the Maxwell family of Nether Pollok.

Lorraine is an archivist and historian from Glasgow. Her background is in art and architectural history and she is an Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. She has contributed to several local history books and is the author of the Archivist History Blog which includes stories on witchcraft, graveyards and hidden histories. She is also a committee member and volunteer researcher for the Friends of Ramshorn Graveyard and is interested in all things strange and unusual.