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| HER Number: | MDV5354 |
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| Name: | Witch Bottle, Bradworthy Churchyard |
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Summary
Probable witch bottle found in the churchyard.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 324 139 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS31SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bradworthy |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRADWORTHY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS31SW/2/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Woodhouse, H. B. S., 1896, 14th Report of the Committee on Devonshire Folklore, 98-99 (Article in Serial). SDV20512.
Corked jar found while digging up the main path in the churchyard. Found to contain several spikes broken from a thorn bush and some pins. Probably a witch bottle. Believed that to destroy the power of a witch it was necessary to bury such a bottle in three different churchyards.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV20512 | Article in Serial: Woodhouse, H. B. S.. 1896. 14th Report of the Committee on Devonshire Folklore. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 28. 98-99. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV146 | Related to: St. John the Baptist, Bradworthy (Building) |
Associated Finds
- FDV2583 - BOTTLE (Unknown date)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 15 2023 1:24PM |
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