Witch Bottle 'Used to Save Cows'
A rare 18th Century "witch bottle" used to ward off evil spirits is to go on show at a Dorset castle.
The bottle, which is one of only four found in the UK with its contents still inside, is to go on show at Corfe Castle for two weeks from Wednesday.
It is thought the bottle discovered between Langton and Worth Matravers on the National Trust's Purbeck estate was used to protect cattle from distemper.
Witch bottles were generally used to protect people rather than animals. Full Story
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The bottle, which is one of only four found in the UK with its contents still inside, is to go on show at Corfe Castle for two weeks from Wednesday.
It is thought the bottle discovered between Langton and Worth Matravers on the National Trust's Purbeck estate was used to protect cattle from distemper.
Witch bottles were generally used to protect people rather than animals. Full Story
Related: spells, wicca, pagan
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