Pendle Witch Incense Sticks

A nod to our past with ingredients from our present, our handmade Pendle Witch incense is created using a blend of dried rosemary, sage, locally foraged flower petals, water from Llyn Maelog and ash from our winter solstice fire, we’ve crafted these incense sticks for those evenings as the days grow longer and the earth begins to stir from its winter slumber.

Each stick is handmade and sold in bundles of 10 for £2.50.

The Pendle Witches were a group of twelve people accused of witchcraft in 1612 in Lancashire, England. Their trial at Lancaster Assizes is one of the most famous witchcraft cases in English history. Ten of the accused were found guilty and hanged, while one was found not guilty. The case highlights the period's superstitions and fear of witchcraft, reflecting societal tensions and the influence of the witch hunts. Today, the Pendle Witches remain a significant part of local history and folklore, and the remains of Malkin Tower remain lost.

Malkin Tower (or the Malking Tower or Mocking Tower) was the home of Elizabeth Southerns, also known as Demdike, and her granddaughter Alizon Device, two of the chief protagonists in the Lancashire witch trials of 1612. Perhaps the best-known alleged witches' coven in English legal history took place in Malkin Tower on 10 April 1612.[a] Eight of those attending were subsequently arrested and tried for causing harm by witchcraft, seven of whom were found guilty and executed. The house may have been demolished shortly after the trials. The only firm evidence for its location comes from the official account by the clerk of the court, Thomas Potts, who places it somewhere in the Forest of Pendle. Archaeological excavations in the area have failed to discover any confirmed remains of the building.
Several explanations have been suggested for the origins of the word Malkin. Despite its name, Malkin Tower is likely to have been a simple cottage.