What is Crook of Devon?
'''The Crook of Devon''' is a Perthshire [[village]] about 6 miles south west of [[Kinross]] on the A977. It was famous in the [[17th century]] for its [[witch]] burnings. Down the road at the side of the Institute (Village Hall) on the right hand side is a field called Lamblaires and in the north west corner is the place where the witches were strangled and then burned at the [[stake]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.btinternet.com/~fossoway/crook.html|title=Crrok of Devon|accessdate=2007-11-01|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070304085658/http://www.btinternet.com/~fossoway/crook.html|archivedate=2007-03-04}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == * [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/townfirst1374.html Overview of Crook of Devon] {{UK-stub}} [[Category:Villages in Scotland]] [[Category:Perth and Kinross]]