English Heritage Some reports have suggested the symbols were drawn by witches — perhaps unsurprising given the announcement’s proximity to Halloween — but Mr. Berry believes that to be a ...

(Act 4 Scene 1) Analysis The Witches meet around one of the most well-known symbols of witchcraft - a cauldron. Into this they throw all manner of foul and evil objects ('poisoned entrails') and ...

Another common witch mark is the daisy wheel, or hexafoil. The geometric symbol of a six petalled flower would have been drawn using a compass. The theory was that if a demon saw the lines and ...

English Heritage/Facebook An "astonishing" number of "witches marks" have been found at an over-500-year-old property in England ahead of Halloween. Around 20 of the symbols and patterns ...

Over the course of two years, long-time English Heritage volunteer Rick Berry mapped around 20 carvings at the Tudor property, once visited by Henry VIII and his then Queen, Catherine Howard. A wide ...

Diagonal lines, boxes and mazes are thought to be symbols for capturing or trapping evil. John Charlesworth, tour leader at the time of the discovery, said: "These witches' marks were in plain ...