'Witch Marks' and 'Demon Traps'

'Witch Marks' Carved Into 17th-Century Estate

The marks date to early 1606 and the reign of King James I, a period when superstition and paranoia gripped England.

'Demon Traps' Found in 17th-Century English House

The carvings included interlocking V shapes to invoke the protection of the Virgin Mary.