In the summer of 1662, Agnes Ramsay from Clathimore, a small settlement within the parish of Findo Gask in Perthshire, found herself entangled in the perilous web of witchcraft accusations that had enveloped Scotland during the 16th and 17th centuries. The records speak sparingly of Agnes, but they place her firmly amid a period when fears of the supernatural and suspicions toward individuals perceived as different or threatening to the social order were rampant. Her case, noted under the designation C/EGD/1514, suggests that she was among the many individuals in Scotland who faced the daunting prospect of a formal trial following accusations of witchcraft.
Unfortunately, the surviving trial notes, catalogued as T/JO/938, shed little additional light on the specifics of Agnes's predicament, offering no details that might tell us about the nature of the accusations or the evidence brought against her. This absence of information is all too common in such records, as many trials from this era left scant traces beyond registration in court archives. Despite this, the very existence of a case file implies that Agnes underwent the formal legal processes of the time, which could involve interrogation, imprisonment, and possibly torture—all part of the grim tapestry of the Scottish witch trials. Her story, preserved in the sparse historical record, serves as a poignant reminder of the countless untold stories of those who lived—and often suffered—during this turbulent chapter of Scottish history.