Evening Talks
This year we will be offering a number of free online talks, usually once a month, on a Wednesday with a fantastic selection of speakers. We will update our list as soon as dates are confirmed, so watch this space.
Our first talk with Caroline Anderson is now fully booked! This talk will be recorded and will be available on our YouTube Channel shortly afterwards.
All talks start at 7pm. You can join from 6.50pm.
We will adding details of all our future talks soon.
All of our previous talks are available to view on Kilmartin Museum’s YouTube Channel.
Now fully booked
Wednesday 19th February at 7pm UK Time (GMT)
That All These Were Witches
An online talk by Caroline Anderson
Join Caroline Anderson as she looks at a period of Scotland’s history which saw, mainly women, persecuted as witches.
We will take a closer look at some of the women accused of witchcraft on the Island of Bute in 1662, we will also look at the fusion of cultures and beliefs of the Gaelic and the Scots speaking population.
Using extracts from the confession documents, held in the archives at Inveraray Castle, kirk session records and cases from the justiciary records for the period we will get an insight into what life was like in seventeenth century Bute.
Caroline has lived and worked in Mid Argyll for most of her life. She came late to study, but recently gained a degree in Scotland’s Culture and Heritage. As part of her studies she discovered the persecution of witches during the 16th and 17th centuries.
Our previous talks are available to view on Kilmartin Museum’s YouTube Channel.
