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ID:SDV20512
Title:14th Report of the Committee on Devonshire Folklore
Originator:Woodhouse, H. B. S.
Date:1896
Summary: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.

Associated Monuments (1)

MDV5354Witch Bottle, Bradworthy Churchyard (Find Spot)