How to spot 'witch markings' on your home

Historic England urges people to look out for unusual carved symbols on old buildings

Witches Marks
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This Halloween, members of the public are being urged to look for "witches' marks" carved into the walls of their homes and surrounding buildings.

The unusual symbols were "cut, scratched or carved into our ancestors' homes and churches in the hope of making the world a safer, less hostile place", says Duncan Wilson, the chief executive of Historic England, which is running the campaign.

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