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Weight of Sand

The Weight of Sand explores the life and legend of Isobel Gowdie, a woman accused of witchcraft in the Highlands of Scotland. In the folklore of Isobel Gowdie, we discover the tragic tale of the vill... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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0- Weight of Sand Trailer

0- Weight of Sand Trailer

The Weight of Sand is a new podcast exploring the life and legend of Isobel Gowdie, a woman accused of witchcraft in the... Read more

4 Jul 2022

1min

Ranked #2

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1- Sin Curdles

1- Sin Curdles

Annie takes her first trip back to Auldearn Tolbooth in 1662 to meet Isobel Gowdie, one of the most well-known women acc... Read more

4 Jul 2022

18mins

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Ranked #3

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2- Ebb & Flow

2- Ebb & Flow

Annie meets with Janet Braidhead, a woman accused of witchcraft in Auldearn in 1662. Janet shares her knowledge of the b... Read more

4 Jul 2022

15mins

Ranked #4

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3- Candles to Fairies

3- Candles to Fairies

In Annie’s second interview with Isobel Gowide, we discuss the Land of the Fairies. It’s perhaps not the Fairy Land we w... Read more

4 Jul 2022

9mins

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Ranked #5

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4- Flint Arrows

4- Flint Arrows

Annie interviews a reluctant Isobel Gowdie, who is insistent on discovering why folklore emerges that she cursed the lan... Read more

5 Jul 2022

15mins

Ranked #6

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5- Dancing Dunes

5- Dancing Dunes

Annie joins a group of Victorian tourists to take a trip to the Culbin Dunes of 1897. This little crew approaches this e... Read more

6 Jul 2022

12mins

Ranked #7

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6- A History of the Province of Moray

6- A History of the Province of Moray

It’s 1897 and a little group of tourists are en route to visit the sands of the Culbin, a desert-like landscape in the N... Read more

6 Jul 2022

16mins

Ranked #8

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7- Betwixt the Horns of Two Bulls

7- Betwixt the Horns of Two Bulls

Annie confirms that the village of the Culbin was buried under sands with her own eyes. Whilst on this trip, enthusiast... Read more

8 Jul 2022

14mins

Ranked #9

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8- Turf Huts

8- Turf Huts

Behind the scenes, Producer Jenny has been investigating the environment of the Culbin. Shunning the folklore, we have a... Read more

10 Jul 2022

16mins

Ranked #10

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9- Calm That Carries

9- Calm That Carries

Annie revisits Isobel Gowdie in 1662, to try to understand why Isobel may have believed in her own powers of witchcraft.... Read more

15 Jul 2022

19mins

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