Name: Witchcrafternoon
Start: 2025-10-19T13:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-19T16:00:00+01:00
Location: Provan Hall

An afternoon of history, trying your hand at historic herbal recipes, making your own rowan cross and all accompanied by a nice cup of tea
About this Event

Discover the secrets of medieval witchcraft and protect yourself, your loved ones and your pets at Witchcrafternoon, a new event at Provan Hall to delve deeper into the herbalism and protective charm making of the 15th-17th centuries.

Hands on history; get up close to museum objects with a Folklore handling kit from the Museum Resource Centre
Make a herbal brew informed by the medicinal properties of plants that have been used in Scotland since the middle ages
Make protective charms from natural materials including hagstones, known for their power to allow one to see into the fairy realm
Try your hand at lino printing and learn about the propaganda machine that spurred on the witch trials of the early modern period