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[[File:Lilias-Adie.jpg|400px|thumb|Lilias Adie depicted in prison]] | [[File:Lilias-Adie.jpg|400px|thumb|Lilias Adie depicted in prison]] | ||
'''Lilias Adie''' (c. 1640 – 1704) was a Scottish woman who lived in the coastal village of Torryburn, Fife, Scotland. She was accused of practicing [[witchcraft]] and fornicating with [[the Devil]] but died in prison before sentence could be passed. Her intertidal grave is the only known one in Scotland of an accused [[witch]] – most were [[death by burning|burned]]. | '''Lilias Adie''' (c. 1640 – 29 August 1704) was a Scottish woman who lived in the coastal village of Torryburn, Fife, Scotland. She was accused of practicing [[witchcraft]] and fornicating with [[the Devil]] but died in prison before sentence could be passed. Her intertidal grave is the only known one in Scotland of an accused [[witch]] – most were [[death by burning|burned]]. | ||
Lilias Adie's first name also appears as Lilly, and her last name was also recorded as Addie and Eddie. | Lilias Adie's first name also appears as Lilly, and her last name was also recorded as Addie and Eddie. | ||
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After that first encounter, the devil would then meet her at her house "like a shadow." Adie elaborated that she had gone to other meetings and cavorted with the devil with other [[witch]]es. Despite repeated questioning Adie would not provide the names of these other witches. | After that first encounter, the devil would then meet her at her house "like a shadow." Adie elaborated that she had gone to other meetings and cavorted with the devil with other [[witch]]es. Despite repeated questioning Adie would not provide the names of these other witches. | ||
On August 29th, | On August 29th, 1704, Lilias Adie died in prison before her investigation was concluded. | ||
==Burial site== | ==Burial site== | ||
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Adie's coffin was also a source of souvenirs: a walking stick, believed to be made from the wood of her coffin and with a silver band near the handle engraved with "Lilias Addie, 1704", was donated to the Pittencrieff House Museum in Dunfermline in 1927. | Adie's coffin was also a source of souvenirs: a walking stick, believed to be made from the wood of her coffin and with a silver band near the handle engraved with "Lilias Addie, 1704", was donated to the Pittencrieff House Museum in Dunfermline in 1927. | ||
==Legacy== | |||
Fife Council has launched a campaign to find out what happened to Adie's remains and give them a proper burial. Speirs stated: "It's time to move the narrative away from the Halloween-style figure of the fun witch, and recognise the historic gender bias and suffering that women were exposed to in the name of witch-hunting." | |||
Wooden walking sticks constructed from the pieces of the coffin have since been recovered following the campaign launch with Andrew Carnegie (a notable recipient given one such walking stick). Councillor Julie Ford, leading the campaign, said: | |||
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"It's important to recognise that Lilias Adie and the thousands of other men and women accused of witchcraft in early modern Scotland were not the evil people history has portrayed them to be. They were the innocent victims of unenlightened times. It's time we recognised the injustice served upon them. I hope by raising the profile of Lilias we can find her missing remains and give them the dignified rest they deserve."</blockquote> | |||
On 31 August 2019, 315 years after Adie died in custody, a memorial service was held in Torryburn and a wreath laid at the site of her grave to raise awareness of the persecution these women and men endured in Fife during the [[witchcraft]] panics. | |||
In 2022, Lilias Adie was featured in the [[Magicians, Martyrs, and Madmen Tarot]] as the [[Eight of Swords]]. | |||
[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] | ||
[[Category:Witches]] | [[Category:Witches]] | ||