What Happened in Paisley in 1697?

In 1697, 35 people were arrested and held for trial in Paisley. After five months of imprisonment, they were all sentenced to death. Agnes Naismith was said to have addressed the crowd that had gathered to watch her execution. The final six were hanged in Gallo Green, in the West End of Paisley's Italy. Their bodies were piled together and set a flame. A ring of cobblestones was arranged around the burial site,. An ancient symbol used to ward off magic  was placed in the center of the ring. This horseshoe was meant to act as a seal, locking in that curse and preventing it from escaping.